Congrats!PaJ wrote:My wife and I have both been around guns our entire lives, but I wouldn't consider myself a "gun guy". With much of what was happening a few years ago, I decided to buy a handgun...then a 2nd. My wife wasn't pleased with #2 until she shot it. Then she wanted one. Then we decided that, if we were going to get them, we wanted to get trained, get our CHL's, etc out of responsibility. But, she often said, "there is absolutely no reason for anyone to own one of those assault weapons."
Well, I bought a DPMS AR15 this weekend and she was even with me! I wasn't "allowed" to shoot it until she could go too. It took a while, but she finally came around.
This weekend was my first time shooting one. That thing is sweet!
Personally, my ex-fiancée had a problem with guns.
My wife never really had a problem with guns and she has her CHL. Now she's not to the same level of dedication in exercising her rights as I am and early in our relationship I alluded to the fact that when it comes to firearms there is no compromise, we were gonna be a gun family period and if she ever changed her mind and had a problem with it I was gonna make sure my 2nd wife was gonna appreciate my collection.
Now sometimes I have to wait until the time is right to tell my wife that I already spent our hard earned money on another toy or to announce that I am gonna do it, wait for it to sink in a little then do it, you have to pick your battles, but sometimes having the testicular fortitude to do something the only way to get it done. It's better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission.
Once you set the status quo it will make procuring implements of Freedom and associated accessories much easier.
The only down side is that she will also take it as a good excuse to spend as much money as I did on something she wants so everything I buy effectively costs me double.
