Same exact thing happened to my wife and I. My son had his birthday party at speed zone in dallas, this was my first encounter going into a business where I had to disarm. I was not happy about having to disarm but I was not going to miss my son's birthday. After the Orlando shooting happened she did A LOT of research, guys I mean a lot. Like how do research on holsters and firearms we want. After doing the research she did, she came to the conclusion that she would be more aware of these signs, she has even started asking me what they mean and how to spot them. And even told me she would try to be more open minded about entering businesses that attempt to disarm me. (Last week she even offered to go to half priced books, "the place I don't like" as she calls it, to get our children books they needed for school.)Jusme wrote:The only disagreement we had was earlier this year when more 30.06 and 30.07 signs went up, and I refused to enter a business that had posted both signs. I told her that I was not going to disarm, just to patronize a business that had competition that was more 2A friendly. She felt that I was being too paranoid, however with the recent attacks across this country, and around the world, I point out that the majority of them occur when the victims are prohibited by law from defending themselves. She has come to realize that although the odds may be small, that we will ever be in a situation that requires me to use my gun in self defense, she has begun to look for signs, has become much more SA whenever we go out, and if I am CC, she will reach over and tap my hip to make sure I have my gun, if she didn't see me put it on.
She is terrified of guns because some of the men in her life she trusted were very negligent with firearms. My wife is now going to get her LTC and get a firearm to carry. I can say, that after being on this forum and being educated by you guys/gals, it has helped my wife and I make informed decisions to protect our family at all cost. She even wants me to get an AR-15 style rifle when we can afford to get one.
