Took my semi-anti girlfriend to the range with me yesterday for the second time, the last being a couple years ago. She thinks guns are fine and encouraged me to get my carry permit but has a problem with my growing collection, the whole gun-nut stereotype and all....
Both times I went over all the basics: range etiquette, muzzle safety, treat all guns as if they are loaded, keep your finger off the trigger until you are on target and ready to fire, etc....
The first time we went she forgot all the rules - when she'd have a good shot she'd swing around unconsious of where the muzzle was pointed, she'd plant her finger on the trigger before even raising it to the target, etc.... I got so flustered and strict that she went back to the truck and refused to shoot anymore, though she did admit that she liked shooting my 10/22 and an old Remington 22lr bolt rifle.
I just added 3 more items to my collection in the past week or so; an NAA 22lr/magnum combo, Mossberg 500 Marauder, and a full auto Uzi. All day long before getting to the range we went over the rules, again and again, until I felt she had them learned. She was PERFECT with range etiquette and muzzle safety but I had to warn that I would rip her finger off if she continued putting it on the trigger (gotta figure out a way to break her from that habit, duct tape maybe?) Anyway, she was very angry with me for getting the Uzi but once she fired it she started giggling (yes!) and though neither of us could hit a barn with the NAA she liked it as well. I didn't allow her to shoot the shotgun, it was all I could stand to shoot 6 shells in it myself (gotta take some gloves next time). Then I pulled out my AR-15 and USP 45.... She didn't like the AR, said it was too heavy for her, and after explaining the difference between the 9mm's she'd shot before and my 45 I put a single round in the USP and let her give it a shot. Ladies and gentlemen, this dainty flower hit the target dead center first shot with the 45, though she forgot the part about leaning forward slightly while holding on tight, and the kick just about knocked her off her feet. She refused to shoot the 45 again but the first thing she did when I got her home was to call her brothers and father to tell them about her day with the Uzi and that she outshot me with my own 45!
Now the best part - on the way home from the range she asked me the question she has aked me so many times before, one which I never felt I was able to give an acceptable answer for. That question being: "Why do you like guns so much, why can't you collect stamps or something 'normal' like that?" I asked her to remember how she felt when she put the Uzi on full auto, the thrill when she got the bullseye with the 45, and the eagerness she had to call all the MEN in her family to tell them about her day at the range. I told her those were the same feelings I get everytime I go shooting I get the same rush that she got that day. She got quiet for a minute or two and just nodded her head.
She still doesn't like my "hobby" but she's now considering taking a handgun training class if I buy her a pistol.
One step closer friends, one step closer.
Now all I have to do is get her to joing the NRA and Libertarian Party.
so all is not lost 
She says it was more fun than she thought it would be, and she'll go again in the future. One small problem(or is it one?) was that she didn't like shooting beside me when I was firing the P89 and did NOT want to try it. She didn't like the "feel" of the report even standing beside it. That's OK, and I told her about all the fun things like silhouette(sp) shooting that she can participate in if .22s are all she wants to shoot. Not one safety problem, very good muzzle direction control. All-in-all much better than I had hoped for. Thanks for the help guys. Next time I'll bring the 10/22 and the SKS, but I'm doubtful she'll like the SKS if she didn't like the P89. It's worth a try.