Advice Needed
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smudley
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If she's just ignorant to firearms then follow the advise mentioned earlier.
If she's a hard core, left leaning anti-gunner then get a different girlfriend cause you can't mix oil and water.
Its more fun to have a girlfriend neutral or on your side than fighting one tooth and nail when you want to go to the range and practice.
Good luck!
If she's a hard core, left leaning anti-gunner then get a different girlfriend cause you can't mix oil and water.
Its more fun to have a girlfriend neutral or on your side than fighting one tooth and nail when you want to go to the range and practice.
Good luck!
If she does not "come over" to your side then ask yourself--do I want a friend who cannont/will not watch my back. Find someone who understands that you both may have to watch out for their life mate. I do not have much patience with antis--if they are not willing to help then they are part of the problem.
Kalamity023
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Find a new girlfriend?
Capt Cook
New member
Buy a police scanner at Radio Shack. They will program it for you. Then sit back on a friday and saturday night and listen to all the mayhem that is never reported o the news. She will be shocked at how much is really going on around her own neighborhood and you never hear about it. You can also go to crimereports.com and have them send you a report on an area you specify around your house.
Allow you to carry?
1. Grow a pair. This is where we seperate the men from the boys.
2. Assemble several news stories of legally armed citizens defending themselves and saving their lives and show her. The 18 year old single mother who was in the news recently would be a good start.
1. Grow a pair. This is where we seperate the men from the boys.
2. Assemble several news stories of legally armed citizens defending themselves and saving their lives and show her. The 18 year old single mother who was in the news recently would be a good start.
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ezkl2230
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"...[A]llow me to conceal carry..."?!
At this time, you're dating -- not married. I understand that the difference here is that you were evidently not necessarily interested in guns when you entered the relationship. However, people - and their interests - do change. And if you're talking about carrying, then this must have become rather important to you for some reason.
The first thing you need to do is determine just how important this is to you, solidify WHY you want to carry in the first place. Once you have that firmly nailed down in your own mind, you need to be able to calmly and rationally present your reasons to your girlfriend. While this is going on, you need to demonstrate your own commitment to this course of action by regularly honing your skills. Now, I'm not talking about flaunting anything here, rather, just quietly going about your business. At this point, this is as much about showing her how important this has become to you as anything else. When she objects, patiently but firmly deal with her objections.
The most important thing you can do is to quietly demonstrate that she can TRUST you to do the right thing with your firearms; her objections may have as much to do with not knowing if she can trust you with firearms as they have to do with her ideological issues. Trust can, in many cases, triumph over ideology. I have been married for nearly 15 years. My wife and I are both comfortable with firearms; I am quite good with them. But the idea of carrying is a recent one that took some time for her to accept, especially around our children (who have no idea at this time that I am carrying). I addressed her concerns over the course of several discussions, and took my CPL course even though I knew she wasn't completely sold on the idea. I wasn't confrontational, I simply explained why this had become important to me, and quietly demonstrated my commitment to carrying. I have also taken her shooting - and she has witnessed my skills first-hand, which gave her even more reason to trust me with carrying. Today, she still isn't 100% sold on the idea of carrying from an ideological standpoint, but she trusts ME and understands WHY I came to my decision to carry. She is now beginning to toy with the idea of taking a CPL class herself, and is even beginning to look at sidearms that she might be able to carry.
It didn't happen overnight. It takes time, patience, understanding, persistence, and commitment to your own ideals. And if your girlfriend decides that she can't live with this aspect of your life, then it is better to find that out NOW, rather than after marrying the girl and having to put up with arguments every time you go to the range or strap on your sidearm.
At this time, you're dating -- not married. I understand that the difference here is that you were evidently not necessarily interested in guns when you entered the relationship. However, people - and their interests - do change. And if you're talking about carrying, then this must have become rather important to you for some reason.
The first thing you need to do is determine just how important this is to you, solidify WHY you want to carry in the first place. Once you have that firmly nailed down in your own mind, you need to be able to calmly and rationally present your reasons to your girlfriend. While this is going on, you need to demonstrate your own commitment to this course of action by regularly honing your skills. Now, I'm not talking about flaunting anything here, rather, just quietly going about your business. At this point, this is as much about showing her how important this has become to you as anything else. When she objects, patiently but firmly deal with her objections.
The most important thing you can do is to quietly demonstrate that she can TRUST you to do the right thing with your firearms; her objections may have as much to do with not knowing if she can trust you with firearms as they have to do with her ideological issues. Trust can, in many cases, triumph over ideology. I have been married for nearly 15 years. My wife and I are both comfortable with firearms; I am quite good with them. But the idea of carrying is a recent one that took some time for her to accept, especially around our children (who have no idea at this time that I am carrying). I addressed her concerns over the course of several discussions, and took my CPL course even though I knew she wasn't completely sold on the idea. I wasn't confrontational, I simply explained why this had become important to me, and quietly demonstrated my commitment to carrying. I have also taken her shooting - and she has witnessed my skills first-hand, which gave her even more reason to trust me with carrying. Today, she still isn't 100% sold on the idea of carrying from an ideological standpoint, but she trusts ME and understands WHY I came to my decision to carry. She is now beginning to toy with the idea of taking a CPL class herself, and is even beginning to look at sidearms that she might be able to carry.
It didn't happen overnight. It takes time, patience, understanding, persistence, and commitment to your own ideals. And if your girlfriend decides that she can't live with this aspect of your life, then it is better to find that out NOW, rather than after marrying the girl and having to put up with arguments every time you go to the range or strap on your sidearm.
I agree with previous post and get your training! Also I believe someone anti gun unless they have had a direct issue with guns the key is information. I subscribe to a couple sites that may help you one is A Girl and her Gun and the other is Cornered Cat, these are for women written by women. Check them out they may help your cause.
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Flanmedic51
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My wife wasn't a fan of guns until home invasions started to increase...probably because of the economy. But I ended up taking her shooting, taught her the basics and how it's just plain ol' fun to shoot at targets and there was really nothing to fear from the gun. She basically got hooked and we now have guns galore. AND she can shoot really well. If your gf is absolutely dead set against it...ummmm, there are plenty of gun friendly ladies out there...
Tell her to listen to this sheriff's news conference...
Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville
...if that doesn't change her stance on gun ownership nothing will and maybe you should find yourself another girlfriend.
Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville
...if that doesn't change her stance on gun ownership nothing will and maybe you should find yourself another girlfriend.
B2Tall
Stirrer of the Pot
Now,now,now, jiber.......everyone has to start with post #1. We all did, even you. He's not really asking a "loaded" question. (pardon the pun).
