My wife will be taking her concealed carry class this Saturday. She has no desire to get her permit and most likely will never carry, but since I have firearms in the house it is a good idea for my wife to get some training. I am hoping that she will enjoy shooting and then I will have a partner with whom to go to the range.
I would not push anyone into anything they don't want to do.
My sister used to be anti gun and no guns in the house.
But crime is everywhere and murders are common in conjunction with car thefts.
Her hubby bought her a really nice SUV so now I think she is worried about being car jacked.
She has never shot a gun in her life however so she has no idea what that is like.
So with her we are talking about Square #1.
I am going to need to rent a 22 pistol for her, and a 22 revolver, and let her shoot those to start with, so that the recoil of a larger gun won't blow her away early on.
While I would never encourage anyone, I would never discourage them either. There are certain rare exceptions of course. But generally speaking, not.