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If your wife is like mine and all the other wives mentioned on this forum in past similar discussions, I guarantee you that no logical discussion will ever persuade her. She has to "feel" safe and comfortable around guns.

From your post, I take it that you're a CHL. Remember when you first said, "I love you," to her? Yes, you love her, but she had to hear you say it in order to feel it. Yes, you're a responsible gun owner, but you need to let her know how responsible you are. For example, next time you go out together and you both sit in a restaurant looking over your menus, tell her how you'd like a beer, but you're going to pass because you're carrying a gun. Yes, I know you're responsible, but if you just think it and not order a drink without vocalizing it, she won't feel it.

When you put your gun in the safe after you get home, let her know, "Honey, I'm putting my gun in here for SAFEty. You remember the combination is XXXX, right?"

One time, I was visiting a friend who lives in an apartment in a bad neighborhood. I made a pit stop at my father's house to pick up a gun. She saw me holster a 22lr revolver. "Why the little gun?" she asked. "So we can be SAFE and not accidentally shoot through the paper thin apartment drywall and hit the neighbors." Notice how I always throw in the word "safe" in the sentence. She smiled and nodded.

Anyways, my wife was totally anti-gun, at first. I don't have any guns at home. I've been working on her for awhile and recently, she said that she's willing to reconsider if I meet certain conditions. It's too long a list for me to mention here, but one of the conditions is that I keep a "smart gun" for HD if I want to keep a gun at home for HD. The only "smart gun" on the market is a full size 1911. I hate the idea of that safety switch getting in the way of the quick draw. Ugh. Plus, I have never shot a 1911 before. So, I'll have to borrow someone else's 1911 to squeeze off a couple of rounds before I decide to buy one (or not). Trouble is, I don't know anyone who owns a 1911. Double ugh. Finally, I am skeptical of the "smart gun". What if the identification mechanism on the "smart gun" fails? Then, it'll just be a big 1911 shaped paper weight. Triple ugh. I think I'll work on her other conditions first and hope that she'll change her mind and allow a Glock later....

Yes, what MrsChemist45 says below is very true. My wife only warmed up a little toward guns AFTER I took her shooting. You may have to bargain with her to get her to go shooting with you the first time. I had to wash dishes, do laundry, and cook for a week. Ugh.

What Excaliber says below is also true. No "smart" gun is truly "smart". Only YOU can be "smart". I don't know anybody who has a "smart" gun. I wonder if they're any good? Smart gun: http://www.smartlock.com/smartgun_detail-r.htm