Spouses and guns in the house and Guns in general

Keping yours guns in the house the spouses response

  • Yes she will let me keep them in the house (nothing attached)

    Votes: 133 98.5%
  • Yes but with exceptions (to include bribery, honey do list etc.)

    Votes: 2 1.5%
  • No but thinking about it (just keeps you hanging)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No not here and you better ask before thinking about buying another one

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    135
  • Poll closed .
Neither his wife nor mine have any problems with firearms.

Try finding one that doesn't have any problem with firearms, motorcycles, 2-door sports cars, tractors and is a sweet cute cuddly gal you actually want to live with!

The good ones all have a problem with something - perhaps not guns, but it's going to be something men generally like (no, not referring to other women:D) So, I didn't get my tractor, the milling machine I always wanted will have to wait, and don't have a 2-door sports car anymore - the rest is all good!
 
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I am into guns and photography...two seriously expensive hobbies. She handles both well and we talk over big expenditures. One thing she will NOT allow...a motorcycle. She was an ER nurse for years and knows I have a lead foot in 4 wheels much less 2..that and the fact that several of my friends have been seriously fubared and killed on bikes. I just about bought the farm on one years ago too when I was young and stupid. Now she thinks I might be old and stupid:) Probably knows best really...
 
Well I got to say I am impressed with everything that was said just wow I am glad to hear i am not the only one, I got a buddy who's wife said he couldnt have one he went out and got one anyway. She reminds me more of a hippie type "ewwww guns are bad." needless to say me and her do not get along as a matter of fact my wife told her that what she was doing was wrong thinking that way and since then she has nothing to do with my wife. But I know there are some guys out there that are not saying, 75 votes of yes and no votes the other way :confused: suspicious LOL and way I am glad to see so many out there that are as fortunate as I am happy shooting gents and thanks for the input Its been a pleasure reading your thoughts and person experiences. Keep them coming
 
My girlfriend has absolutely no problems with firearms in the house.

Her father is a local homicide detective, and avid sportsman. She was raised around firearms, and taught to respect them, and use them safely. She loves to go target shooting with me and my brothers, and is going with us for speed goats in about a week to see if she wants to start hunting.

She is glad I have my concealed carry permit, and has taken the class to get her own. She knows several of my guns in the house are loaded, all the time, and is glad of that fact, which may be in part due to stories she hears from her dad when he comes home from work.




Now that I think about it a little more, she does have two issues with guns in our house though........

Number one is that we don't have enough :D She is pushing me to buy one right now, and while I would love to, I am trying to save money for an actual gun safe instead of the cheap metal cabinet they are in now.

Which brings us to her second issues with guns in our home........the cabinet is full, so we need a bigger safe so we can accumulate some more for her.......she wants her own "pretty" or "cute" guns to go along with mine ;)
 
When we were first married we had a break in, (we were home) at that time the handgun was in the closet and the ammo was in the dresser. The next day we went to the range so she could lern to shoot.Taught her all I could and then I sent her to NRA basic pistol. Shoots very good. After that she has a loaded pistol on her side of the bed and I have one on my side. I want her to get her CCW. Its been 30 years since that break in and we are closer for it. She owns about 1/3 of the guns around the house.
 
I knew I wasn't going to have a problem with my Lady friend and guns when the first time I met her parents, she met me in the drive way, and being unsure of her folk's view on guns, was in the process of securing my EDC piece in my center console when she said

"Oh don't worry about that, Moma has her's in her glove box, you know I carry in my purse, and I think Daddy is still in uniform."

She had neglected to inform me that my future father in law is a Major in a GA metropolitan police force and wears a Glock 23 religously.

My only problem was I had to restrain myself from cracking .40 Short and Weak jokes.

The use of garage space sorta scares me. She already mentioned how I should trade in my pick-up for a Tahoe so she can keep her little Honda.

So not fair. And my motorcycle is to remain at my Father's. Indefinitly. :(
 
I have a few habits that I can't break. I love guns, whiskey, cigars, motorcycles and women. My wife freely provides me with 4 out of 5 of those. If I asked nicely enough, she'd probably do more. She's a good girl.
 
My wife has as many guns as I do...3 rifles and 4 handguns. Loves to shoot anything from a .22 to a 12 ga or AR-15. She carries either a semi-auto or .357 revolver daily and is a great shot. What's with all the wimpy wives and the guys who live with them??? Buy her a gun and teach her to shoot......
 
My wife wasn't into guns when we dated, but I was upfront about it. She now has several of her own. :)
Skans, the garage is mine - that's where the casting gear is. She originally wanted me to reload in the garage, but an explanation of what hot weather does to a garage, and since then I have my little setup in the computer room. :)
 
I'm lucky I got a wife and a TV and they bouth work.:D She has shot and dressed deer and help bucher for 41 years. I have packed ever since I came home from the Army in 70. She is just now getting he cc. No complaints her.
 
After my wife worked in corrections for a few years she had some after hours run-ins with some of her charges. So, she got a pistol permit and started carrying. When her employer had a problem with the non-issue weapon, she managed to qualify with it. (This may not sound like much, but it was an AMT Backup :) She's moved on to an Officer's Model.)

So, there's no restrictions on guns in the house, other than that we agree as to how we approach gun safety. And, while she encourages me to reload, she shows no interest in doing it herself.

Compared to some, I know I'm a lucky guy. However, I wish she didn't outshoot me with her .243...
 
I didn't vote due to the fact that my wife and I are both grown-ups...that means we are free to do as we wish and the word 'let' is not in our marriage/relationship.

Both my ex and current wife didn't/don't mind guns.

If they did, when something went bump in the night, I would 'let' them get up and deal with the situation.;)

An old friend of mine went through this with his fiance.

He loved to shoot and hunt. Had a house full of guns. He called me one night asking me if he could bring his guns to my house as his fiance and her daughter were moving in with him. I told him sure.
He brought them over and as I was helping him carry them in, he says "I can't believe I'm doing this". My reply was, "I can't either".

He said his fiance didn't want her 10yr old daughter around guns.

My response to him was, "who's responsiblity does your fiance feel it would be to defend her daughter and her if someone broke in the house at night?"

He left the guns at my house but was back in less than a week picking them up.

Joking with him, I told him at this rate, these guns are gonna have more miles on them then that raggedy old truck you're driving.

He said , "NO... I went home that night, walked in the house, went straight to the closet and pulled my baseball bat out. Walked over to her and told her, keep this close cause if someone breaks in the house, YOU can get up and run them off with this. I sure hope they aren't a child molester with a gun"

She thought about that for a couple days and told him the guns could come back.

They've been married about 3-4 yrs now and that daughter that mommy was so sincere about keeping away from guns has become daddy's best hunting partner.
 
Neither my wife nor my ex-wife had any problem with me having guns, only safety issues with the children.

However, a friend of my wife's told her that when she and her husband got married, she made him get rid of his guns. He did son, on the condition that she got rid of her marijuana. She complained that the pot had cost a lot of money.

To save an argument I didn't say to her what I wanted to say; that her pot had no value, while the guns had both monetary value and usefulness to their family. Furthermore, the guns were legal. Also, used properly, the guns could preserve the health of their family. The pot, although there is no proper way to use it, when used the way some people typically do, can only detract from the family's health.
 
When I got with my wife eventually she learned that guns and hunting were a huge part of my life. she has never said anything about me storing them or keeping them in the house. her family is not a "gun" type of family so she was scared to shoot. It took me 20 minute to convince her at the range that a 22 wont hurt her when she shoots it. now she likes guns to an extent and wants to get a 22 pistol when we can afford it. I have taught her to shoot a 20 gage and she has went hunting once. last year I spent around 2 grand on a 500 pistol and reloading equipment and she was cool with it so I can not ask for much more. she lets me teach my son all about guns too started around 5 yrs old. he has his own bb gun now at the age of 7 and we go out back and shoot it. alot of the issue I think with women is they dont know about them and believe the anti hype about how dangerous they are
 
Seems to me the only people who are encountering problems, are the ones who did not have this discussion with the wife back when they were first dating.

Note to the young guys: Get a grasp on the controversial issues before you lock into the relationship.

Note to guys in general: Rules could change somewhat once kids come into the equation. How to store safely? When to start teaching them how to shoot? Etc. Good topics to get ahead of, too.
 
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