Wife Likes Guns, but not in the house (storage question)

If she has an open mind you'll be able to win her over. When I met my girlfriend, she wasn't too keen on firearms. Not an anti by any means just sort of scared of them or not used to them.

You could set a rifle on the table and bet her $100 that it won't move all by itself. Sometimes the dumbest things make people see how truly silly they're being.

Or you can pay heed to this thought. There's a fine line between democracy and dictatorship....know where to walk.:)
 
My wife was not a huge fan of guns. But when I started buying stuff and keeping it in the house the only stipulation was it had to be safely stored so the kids cant get at them. easy enough, bought a safe for the bedroom and she trains with the Glock on a regular basis. More than once when I'm working nights she had heard weird stuff around the house and has gone to the safe and made the evil gun ready for action. peace of mind, and my wife will even tell you she feels much better having the gun 10 feet away in a safe than sleeping alone in the house with the kids. The safe is secure and can be opened by the person who holds the code in a matter of seconds. I live by the motto, it's better to have and not need than to need and not have". Let her know that when she calls 911, she will be waiting on average 7 minutes in an urban centre for the police to arrive, and if you live in a rural area you can be waiting a hell of a lot longer.

Good luck
 
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Mauser GDog said:
Har Har. :D
It's frustrating to say the least.
To be the king of your castle is one thing, but when your castle has a pissed off queen in it I'd rather be out in the bush shooting guns!
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Ha ha saskgunowner, I was thinkin the exact same thing :p

Mauser GDog: see saskgunowners post above concerning "lost Items" :redface:
 
Good luck bud.

My GF doesn't like guns but she knows that I've got them stored safely, the ammunition is locked up safely and that I'm not a maniac. She's only ever seen my guns once so far and she did look a bit freaked out. Nothing like having a 26" Remington 700 police with a big ass scope and a bi-pod on it to be your first close up view of a firearm. I'm hoping when she sees the pistols and the AR they'll be so puny by comparison she'll be fine. But overall she's fine. It would be a good idea to ask her to please just explain what she's worried about so that you can have a better understanding of her feelings towards your sporting equipment.

Happy wife = happy life.
 
I guess the original question has been answered but I have a question of my own. What kind of relationship do you have when she puts restrictions on what (legal) activities you can engage in? And don't say that she isn't anti. By not letting you have restricted guns in the house she is effectively not letting you have restricted guns. Are you ok with the fact that she is making that decision for you?

My advice would be for you to open her purse, take your testicles back from it and tell her how things are gonna be. If she doesn't like it, she can move out.

And if you're gonna say "yeah, I am going to divorce my wife over a stupid little thing like a gun", I'll tell you this. It's not over a gun, it's over your right to be your own person and do with your life as you please.

Marriage should be a dream come true and the fulfillment of all your wishes, as much as humanly possible, not a bondage nightmare.

Anyways, I know that what a stranger on the internet says to you can't possibly matter, but I hope that one day you come to realize that your life is yours to live.
 
my brother lent me one of his 357's for a few months, so i could "learn" it- all he did was give me the registration- failing that, if you became a "tenant" at your brother's place- should be the same as renting an apartment-
 
Make your garage into a safe storage facility. Bars on windows, deadbolt etc. Add a safe and problem should be solved.

I think she is just being silly but then it is her house as well as yours. Ask her if it's okay to store one of those dangerous Saabs in the garage as well.

Petra K.
 
Xman said:
I have a question of my own. What kind of relationship do you have when she puts restrictions on what (legal) activities you can engage in?
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Welcome to relationships. What if you like to go out with the guys on a nightly basis, get loaded and bring home strange people for dirty pleasure? All perfectly legal but I can guarantee that most spouses would be opposed to such (legal) activities.
 
Back to the original problem:
The mumbo-jumbo with storing your guns is not going to work well. What happens if you feel like fonding them or cleaning them? (I don't even try to mention the scenario when you REALLY need them)
Start reasoning and use logic. You will sure fail, and it just wires in her mind that "no guns in the house". Then you are screwed for a life.
Ask her if she still loves you? Promise her something she really wants. (you don't have to keep the promise). Offer her compromise. (no guns ever in the kitchen and bathroom.) Ask her how she would protect you and your kids in case of a break-in if she doesn't have a gun? (my wife was so shocked that she went and got her RPAL)
 
just sacrfice your self and buy her something expensive to be able to compromise or just buy her a dog to keep her busy so she won't be able to nag you.lol
 
lucky72 said:
just sacrfice your self and buy her something expensive to be able to compromise or just buy her a dog to keep her busy so she won't be able to nag you.lol
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Don't get a dog, buy her a gun, and take her shooting with it (methinks a pink 10/22 :p), then see if she still wants it stored at your brothers :D
 
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