Need a women's advice/opinion.

[PackinMama]

Being a woman, I can tell you that once our mind is made up about something, it's darn near impossible to change it. Being a mom, I can tell you that you will have the most leverage of all if you use the baby as the main reason that you want to carry a gun. Throw a scenario at her along the lines of, "Honey, what would happen if we're out somewhere with our child and someone threatens our life? Wouldn't you feel better knowing that I have the means available to protect our baby if needed?" Something along those lines should work wonders....especially with a future mother that's used to guns already. You might also want to stress that the safest place to keep a gun handy AND where a child can't get to it without your knowledge is on your person. Also, maybe she would feel better about you carrying if you were to use one of those holsters that require pressing a button to release the gun.

Hope that helps! Good luck!

[ftncityfatboy]

The wife comes in the bedroom and says I wanna give you some SUPERSEX!
I said, I'll take the soup.
The fight started.

the wife & i were naked in bed the other night. she said, "I'll do something really different if you let me tie you to the bed.." So I agreed. After she had securely tied me she puts her clothes on and goes shopping.

And then the fight started....

[slothful1]

I told her i planned on carrying whenever I could and she said she didn't feel comfortable with me carrying in her presence and even more so while with our baby (she is 28 weeks pregnant).

Turn the tables. Tell her you don't feel comfortable with her lack of interest in protecting your baby.

[hustle]

Turn the tables. Tell her you don't feel comfortable with her lack of interest in protecting your baby.

Ooh! Don't go there! That's dangerous ground right there. Why don't you just call her a mom while you're at it.

[Curiousgb]

Ooh! Don't go there! That's dangerous ground right there. Why don't you just call her a mom while you're at it.

Oh and then the real fight started.

[m2jordan]

Turn the tables. Tell her you don't feel comfortable with her lack of interest in protecting your baby.

Don't evan go there dude, that's a good way to get shot with your own gun.

Do try to get her to go to the class, do take her shooting. Wisely choose your words when explaining your side of the discussion.

Have your gun stuff delivered to a trusted friend. or buy locally.

[jdavis]

try to reason with her and get her to understand, if after you have tried everything she still doesnt get it, put your foot down and let her know that you have a duty to protect her and the baby in any situation and some people who would try to do harm to them may not carry little pink nerf baseball bats so to be prepared for those people you will carry your weapon. I think that some women view things in the world with their little pink shades on. just my .02

[Ctucciar]

Thanks for all the great replies. I have already asked her to take get her HCP and she seemed receptive but she wanted to wait until after the baby is a little older (nervous about leaving her and she isn't even here yet). i do plan on talking to her again and explaining how i feel about her and the baby's protection.

[Farman]

Thanks for all the great replies. I have already asked her to take get her HCP and she seemed receptive but she wanted to wait until after the baby is a little older (nervous about leaving her and she isn't even here yet). i do plan on talking to her again and explaining how i feel about her and the baby's protection.

Sounds a little better. If you don't already have one, borrow, buy or go to a range that rents 22s. Less noise and recoil, she may get to enjoying shooting. Second thought.... check with your ob-gyn that going to the range will not affect the baby. She won't be able to use that as an excuse.

[Tracy]

If she's open to being educated about the topic and will absorb some information, then I'd recommend providing her with some materials (books, magazine articles, websites) that provide the logic & examples as to why this is the right thing for you to do. Sometimes solid reasoning will alleviate feelings of anxiety/fear.

My father gave me a book to read which highlights all these cases where a private citizen(s) was saved because they were armed. I don't want to read it until I get a gun since I know the stories would make me feel insecure like, "oh man, that is a scary story--I wish I had a gun right now--ok, I need to go get one asap--but what if something happens before I get one--Ahhh!" In other words, I'd rather read those cases after I have a gun so that there'll be a feeling of reassurance rather than anxiousness.