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Wife doesn't want an arsenal, I do...

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Anyone else in a similar situation? I've always been into guns, and grabbing them when i could. Wife doesn't want me "wasting" money on guns, (something i would buy myself for bday, xmas, etc) Her reason is our 13 month old son, but I plan on keeping everything out of reach and locked away, like when I'm at work or gone, I have my pistol on me, and my shotgun is stowed under the bed in a case, I mean if i have one stowed gun in a case at home, i might as well have a hundred no? lol

Like I already want to buy my son a .22 and some other's and just have them for when he gets older, and when I'm dead and gone he can have all my crap I've bought through the years, and if he turns out to hate shooting, and not into firearms at all, he could just sell them? (no harm done, little depreciation for unused guns lol) They retain value extremely well, and are more useful than gold, money, bonds, etc. So why not?

Don't see her reasoning, especially if i where to buy a gun safe and not just a locked gun case.

Anyone? Please share your story's about quarrels with spouses over weaponry here, Love to hear how it all turns out. Just buy them and keep them hidden, or in a storage unit? LMAO
 
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Honestly could could collect knives or swords and she would probably be ok with that, to me there is no difference between a melee weapon, or a ranged weapon, or even a blunt object, nearly anything can be used to hurt or kill someone, so idk nor understand the bias toward being ( a couples fine, a bunch is not ) about it?
 
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One of my exes knew i was into guns before she dated me, said she didnt like them but it was no problem if it was my hobby, So it went on like that for a few years, She tolerated my gun hobby without issue though she didnt want to come to the range ever and i let her do her things, Then there was the sandy hook shooting and when i got home the same week she had sold all but my pistol (which i had loaned to my mom while i was gone) and used the money as a down payment on a prius as well as having my pickup towed and told me only terrorists needed guns and trucks and that if i wanted them then i was PERSIONALLY responsible for the shooting of those kids and all the worlds pollution for my acceptance of the "evil" that was guns and pickups, we had a rather large fight then she took my "god damn dog" to the pound the next day (i luckily got him back just before they put him down for being 14 and "non rehomeable due to age") and that was the end of her being my fiancee, come to find out a few weeks later she had been cheating on me for over a year of being otr as well.

Yea......i dodged a freeking tank shell with that one.
 
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WOW......Bad enough the guns and the pickup, but the dog would have been the last straw for me....afraid I would have done something to regret later. PERSONALLY responsible for kid shootings and pollution? What a freak show. You didn't dodge a tank shell, you dodged a Tomahawk missile.
 
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Wow sorry to hear all this, can you encourage your wife to check out the well armed woman website and on YouTube. I think some women don't like dealing with majority of men, I on the other hand can't stand women of today. Try to get her to the range, she might get bit by the bug. Also there are lots of YouTube videos of women with kids and guns
 
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Just like you I am passionate with my guns. But there are some other priorities to comply with: Family first.
Once I have done all my duties (child’s education and safety, work, showing love to my relatives,... ) there is nothing between me and my guns.
And my wife agrees.
 
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Fortunately my wife likes firearms as much as I do. Which isn't as great as it sounds, when you consider she occasionally "appropriates" one of my firearms every now and then. But I'm fortunate because I have only "lost" a 1911, P226, Colt Mustang and a few others ...... and she asks instead of just taking.

My wife's appreciation for firearms came when I asked if she wanted to take a CC class with me. I expected her to say 'no', but she surprised me. We took the class and she qualified for her license, the first time ever shooting a handgun. She was spooked, yet enjoyed shooting and has been shooting every since.

If you can get your wife to the range, or outdoors to shoot a .22LR, your problem may solve itself.
 
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^^^ TADAAAA!

Make her feel the guns are secured, she obviously doesn't when it's under the bed the kid is just an excuse.
My wife is fully libtard and here you have to get her to sign for your license, no kidding she had to sign so I could get guns you see the hurdle?
But I convinced her to get 1 and she saw how careful I was with it. I always put house, food and bill stuff before guns though but the play money is gun and ammo money she quickly saw that it made me happy and it seems that's what she wants. She's a lot cooler now about guns, I had to tell her not to brag about them at work loll.
 
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Well my gal didn't want anything to do with guns. One day she asked if she could shoot one of mine. But to take my time. I explained how the safety works how to hold and aim and work the trigger. 1st she shot my pellet riffle. Then she shot my 22 riffle. Then my 22 handgun. Her reaction after the shooting was wow what a rush. Next time out she wanted to shoot my 9mm and 20 gauge. After that she bought a 9mm then a 22 riffle and a 22 pocket gun and her last one was a 22 revolver. I asked her whats next last night. She said still deciding lol.
 
#12 ·
the safe....or at least a heavy security cabinet......is a good idea with young children in the home. Its just as much an investment for the family as it is the guns.


Welcome to the wonderful world of having a family and young children. Most likely the wife is thinking other priorities and long term....... and will not understand a collection of firearms beyond the number "2" at this early stage.

it happens.......time is on your side, The collection will grow slowly especially if money is tight. Think about the frog and boiling water analogy. She will do the same thing to you by the way.......i am reminded of that when i look at the decades of crap......sorry, i mean necessities from the "woman's touch".........that clutter the home and closets....
 
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Quote " Think about the frog and boiling water analogy."

That's a bit what I did I just had to plead politely to get her into the pot loll
 
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The next time she starts on a rampage about you buying guns, tell her she sounds a lot like your ex-wife. When she confronts you about being married before, tell her you wasn't.
 
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^^^
tell her she sounds a lot like your ex-wife.
Nooooo, don't go there :lol:
 
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