How do you know when your wife is no longer freaked out by guns?

techres · 01-17-2009

Every month we have a new thread on "How do I get my wife comfortable with guns?" or "How do I get a gun in the house without divorce papers?" and so on.

I have posted my personal experiences several times on me & my wife's "journey" on this detailing our going from Mrs.IHateAllGuns to finally being willing to have them around and even getting a Pink paper.

But still the question remains, "How do you know when your wife is no longer freaked out by guns?"

I can tell you how....

Wait for it...

Just a moment now...

Here we go.....

When she uses your favorite Bushmaster Home Defense AR as a shelf for storing next year's holiday presents :

All I can say is, unintended consequences!

(Yes the M4 has been liberated)

P.S. I am glad it has come this far - that which was the incarnation of scary death is now just like everything else in the house (a potential shelf). She has come a long way!

obijohn · 01-17-2009

NWI40cal · 01-17-2009

That's AWESOME!! Good for her! And moreso, you!

repair · 01-17-2009

I seem to remember a law about storing things on top of a gun being a feloney..... better have me come by and remove the gun.... just to keep you out of trouble.

Jay · 01-17-2009

I knew she wasn't freaked out at all when she began to give me money for lunch, and suggested folks I could ask to go to the gun shows, or the range.

DRob · 01-17-2009

My wife was never freaked out about guns but I knew things were definitely looking up when I came home from my first prairie dog trip and she asked "when can I go?"! I returned to South Dakota with her and her 2 new varmint guns about a month later. I have to be careful now. Some of my guns have shown a tendency to become hers.

Happiness is having an activity you can share with your spouse. Even if it's killing small critters at extreme distances and she's better at it than you are.

Pami · 01-17-2009

Wait one second...

You mean you're NOT supposed to do that? I mean.. look at all that wasted space! What in the world were you thinking, putting your rifle up there flat, if you didn't want stuff stored on top of it???

Fordmadman · 01-28-2009

When she shoots all your guns and says thats not bad go buy more ammo lol

Pamcake · 03-04-2009

When she takes a Glock armorer's course without you knowing it, then fesses up later!

(That's what I did, anyway)

Bubbajms · 03-04-2009

If my wife is actually a Glock Armorer and hasn't told me yet, she's in trouble..

01-17-2009	#1 (permalink)
techres Building Bridges Between Ammo Forts Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bloomington Posts: 3,943	How do you know when your wife is no longer freaked out by guns? Every month we have a new thread on "How do I get my wife comfortable with guns?" or "How do I get a gun in the house without divorce papers?" and so on. I have posted my personal experiences several times on me & my wife's "journey" on this detailing our going from Mrs.IHateAllGuns to finally being willing to have them around and even getting a Pink paper. But still the question remains, "How do you know when your wife is no longer freaked out by guns?" I can tell you how.... Wait for it... Just a moment now... Here we go..... When she uses your favorite Bushmaster Home Defense AR as a shelf for storing next year's holiday presents : All I can say is, unintended consequences! (Yes the M4 has been liberated) P.S. I am glad it has come this far - that which was the incarnation of scary death is now just like everything else in the house (a potential shelf). She has come a long way! __________________ Appleseed Rifleman & Instructor INGO Moderator Husband & Father of Three

01-17-2009	#2 (permalink)
obijohn Patriot, Pater, Plinker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Terre Haute Posts: 1,804	__________________ NRA Patron Member NRA Certified Instructor USPSA NROI Wabash Valley Practical Pistol Shooters Riley Conservation Club

01-17-2009	#4 (permalink)
repair I do whats right because its the right thing to do Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southside of Indy Posts: 1,346	I seem to remember a law about storing things on top of a gun being a feloney..... better have me come by and remove the gun.... just to keep you out of trouble. __________________ "If we have learned anything from zombies it is that once you have had human flesh you can't be trusted to stop by the store the next time your hungry." - Repair

01-17-2009	#5 (permalink)
Jay ...gotta watch us old guys... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Marion, IN Posts: 1,498	I knew she wasn't freaked out at all when she began to give me money for lunch, and suggested folks I could ask to go to the gun shows, or the range. __________________ Freedom has a flavor the protected can never taste ... USMC 8652, 2531, RVN Jun '66, - May 68 Only when our arms are sufficient, without doubt, can we be certain, without doubt, that they will never be employed............. John F. Kennedy

01-17-2009	#6 (permalink)
DRob Marksman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southside of Indy Posts: 524	Never was My wife was never freaked out about guns but I knew things were definitely looking up when I came home from my first prairie dog trip and she asked "when can I go?"! I returned to South Dakota with her and her 2 new varmint guns about a month later. I have to be careful now. Some of my guns have shown a tendency to become hers. Happiness is having an activity you can share with your spouse. Even if it's killing small critters at extreme distances and she's better at it than you are. __________________ DRob "A constitutional guarantee subject to future judges’ assessments of its usefulness is no constitutional guarantee at all." (Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia)

01-17-2009	#3 (permalink)
NWI40cal XD-holic Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hammond Posts: 630	That's AWESOME!! Good for her! And moreso, you!

01-17-2009	#7 (permalink)
Pami Certified Cheesehead Importer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Next to Lars Posts: 4,114	Wait one second... You mean you're NOT supposed to do that? I mean.. look at all that wasted space! What in the world were you thinking, putting your rifle up there flat, if you didn't want stuff stored on top of it??? __________________ *Well-behaved women seldom make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Have a question? Check out the INGO FAQ:* http://ingunowners.com/forums/genera...qs_sticky.html Still don't get the minimum post count rule? Watch the videos in this thread: http://ingunowners.com/forums/break_...ed_before.html

01-28-2009	#8 (permalink)
Fordmadman Plinker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Castle Posts: 40	When she shoots all your guns and says thats not bad go buy more ammo lol

03-04-2009	#9 (permalink)
Pamcake Don't Tread On Me Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Franklin, IN Posts: 300	You know she's not freaked out by the gun... When she takes a Glock armorer's course without you knowing it, then fesses up later! (That's what I did, anyway)

03-04-2009	#10 (permalink)
Bubbajms Linux Marksman Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delphi, IN Posts: 1,799	If my wife is actually a Glock Armorer and hasn't told me yet, she's in trouble..

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