I tried to convince everyone that CHL and guns are safe and are useful for self defense. The women in my life dont want to hear it. My wife knows I carry, but it is an out of sight out of mind thing at this point. Her family is "anti-CHL" (they are scared of guns, not that they would vote for anti CHL policy) and I have given up trying to explain the good of carrying. I just carry and it is one of the many topics that dont get discussed.england wrote:So here's more info about my first week. On the second day our family and some friends are going out together, taking their SUV. My wife suddenly starts talking about me getting the CHL, and her friend says she hopes I'm not carrying a gun with me. And my wife agrees. I just laughed, and they took that to mean I wasn't carrying. Au contraire - it was with me everywhere that night.
You probably guess from that story, that my wife's not exactly thrilled that I've got the license. First it was: don't go to the gun range; second - don't get a pistol (though we have rifles and shotguns); third - you are not carrying that with you. So I've got a new date on the calendar. Jan 1st 2010. That's when I tell her I've been carrying everyday for a month, and surely it can no longer be a big deal.
Now that I write this, I think I may need photographic evidence, or she won't buy it.
Now my question: anyone else dealing with wives that don't like the general public carrying weapons?
I dont know about giving her the info that you have been carrying all month when she doesnt want you to. Sounds like a recipe to end up in the doghouse. If she isnt up for it, dont pressure her...just dont bring the topic up anymore. Carry, but dont make a federal case out of it. I just told my wife that I was doing it, I explained the benefits and I carry 24/7. She knows it, but since she doesnt see it, it is out of sight out of mind.