wife is afraid of guns

[longbow]

get a 22 revolver and start her out on that. One shot at a time. Every time

 

[sgreen3]

I am also one of the lucky ones, my GF has been around guns all her life her dad was in the army and taught her how to shoot at a young age. She goes with me all the time, weither to the range or just to pick-up ammo. The other day we went to a local gun shop and she was trying to get me to buy an armalite AR50bmg they had used there for sale( she said " that would be fun to shoot stuff up with" lol) Biggest problem I have is being able to shoot what I got, she has to be the first one to shoot a new gun we get,lol. Best adive I seen would be to try and get her in contact with some of the lady shooters in the area. Probably be little easier to convince her guns are ok if she heres it from another woman rather than a guy.

 

[Hiker1911]

Part of it is her upbringing (or history), part of it is her education, and part of it is her trust of you being around her with a gun.

Her comfort level...

 

[squirrelhntr]

You should do all of the above.... I started my wife off by taking her to watch me shoot. On the way home she was like ""that was cool"" ""I guess I wouldn't mind trying it"" And that was the start of a nice thing. shes even encuraged me to buy new guns and loves my AK!

all of the above. take your time with her. its well worth it when you hear her say, hey "lets go to the gun show, i wanna check out some guns"

 

[rugertoter]

My wife and I have been together for 19 years, and on occasion she has joined me at the range. She prefers to shoot .22's and light caliber handguns the most. I don't blame her, the older I get the less I like to be beat on by Mr. Recoil! I still cannot get her to get a CCW, but I guess that is her choice.

 

[HandK]

Get her to take an NRA BASIC pistol class, education is the best thing to show people that a gun is just a tool, and learning how to pick up a gun and clear it to make sure it is unloaded and will do no harm is the best way! Hope this helps!

 

[rugertoter]

Get her to take an NRA BASIC pistol class, education is the best thing to show people that a gun is just a tool, and learning how to pick up a gun and clear it to make sure it is unloaded and will do no harm is the best way! Hope this helps!

Tried that route too, but no dice. Short of defending her kids, I don't think she would use a gun to take some moron out. Thanks for the input though.

 

[JStark6213]

Never want to force it on them... My ex-girlfriend hated the fact that I owned and shot guns. Every time I would go to the range I would ask if she wanted to come along. Finally I got her to come with, she said she would just sit and watch me shoot. Well I knew once she got into the range and experienced the atmosphere should would want to take a crack at, and on that hunch I made sure to bring an extra pair of earplugs and safety glasses with me, and now she is obsessed with shooting. So I guess what I am trying to say is, try a little reverse psychology on her and see if that will work!

 

[zspeed130]

Try the logical approach about being able to defend herself and not be a potential victim

 

[gunman41mag]

How do I get my wife not to be afraid of guns anymore. If I get a gun she thinks I will get hurt.

Teach her, guns are her friend.