I would appreciate a female perspective.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:23 pm
I recently purchased a handgun. I have always wanted one but my wife finally gave me the ok. I have been trying to include her in my new hobby, she even came to the range with me last week. My intent has always been to get my carry permit. My motives are 60% hobby 40% defense. However, since having the gun she has become much more paraniod. She doesn't like talking about it anymore. And last night she was outside with the dog after I went to bed. The neighbor was walking his dog as well. My dog started barking at them before my wife saw them. She said she became so afraid she could barely turn her back to them to open the door and go back inside. She said it took her an hour to calm down. She has also expressed that she is nervous mvoing about the house after I go to bed. She sent me an email describing all of this. I feel like the only option I have is to not get my carry permit and just keep the gun as a hobby. My question to the women on this forum is this... How can I help her to be more comfortable around the gun? Is there anything I can do to ease her mind on this matter? Or is my gun destined to be locked in the safe except for the once every couple of weeks or so I can sneak it out to the range or clean it? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. My goal in buying the gun was to bring peace of mind and security into my home. It seems I have acheived the opposite.