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Need tips to convince wife afraid of handguns
If you want to carry, seriously consider a level 2 or 3 retention holster. This will help the fear of "grabbing it out of my belt and ...".
 
p2b4f, what are your CC and home defense weapons? I would suggest only keeping one or two loaded in a quick access safe. Then have two more safes. One for all other firearms and the second for ammo and loaded magazines. I doubt you will leave both open at the same time.

I understand her concerns for a CC handgun "OMG I came home, really had to go to the bathroom and left my loaded pistol on the sink". I suggest a handgun that can quickly be made safe, such as one with a magazine disconnect. Come home, remove the magazine and stick it in your front pocket. No magazine, no bang even with one in the chamber. Either that or get a pistol with a key lock and keep the key on a charm bracelet or necklace.
 
Nick Burkhardt said:
p2b4f, what are your CC and home defense weapons?
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Mossberg 500 12 gauge is all at this point. It's locked in a longbox safe with mechanical pushbutton combo system. It took a fraudulent 2012 election to convince her on that one. After buying that, and when SCOTUS struck down IL draconian anti-carry laws, I began researching handguns. When she saw that she drew her line in the sand.

I'll keep in mind the suggestion of multiple safes, separating ammo for the next time this comes up. I like the idea of a small biometric quick draw safe as an earlier poster mentioned.

One thing I didn't understand (because I'm a newbie to handguns) was this:

No magazine, no bang even with one in the chamber.
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I always thought "one in the chamber" meant that you had pulled back the slide to ready your first round and that pulling the trigger would fire that round. (Sorry, total noob question.)
 
Thanks. I looked at L3 holsters but those are too bulky and obvious. An L2 with lots of friction and that still fits in my waistband would probably work. Any recommendation on which specific products are best?
 
OK, I'm not a lady, but I am the father of two special needs sons. My oldest has autism, and like your own child, he has an incredible fascination with firearms. My approach is simple. Any firearm that I don't carry with me is in a safe, and the keys stay with me. I concealed carry; my sons know that I OWN firearms, but they have no idea at this time that I CARRY them. My wife has observed me long enough to be comfortable with the idea that I carry, and she is also fully convinced of my ability to keep my carry firearm away from my boys. When I'm not carrying during the day (Cabela's doesn't permit carry on the job even though it allows the public to carry in our stores), my firearm is secured in a safe in my vehicle; my boys aren't even aware that the safe is in my vehicle. When I am in bed, my firearm is in my bed stand where they cannot see it, but I can access it quickly.

Convincing your wife boils down to one major consideration: trust.
 
She has a valid concern because a single mistake could result in a child harming themselves. But I believe that's true of all households with kids, not just special needs kids. We don't refuse to own a gun just for that reason. She must understand that when proper safety practices are in place the kids will be fine.
 
You need to make sure that you fully understand her concerns. That many youngsters with that kind of age spread would make me nervous having guns around the house. If it has not been suggested get her involved in developing a safety first thought process. Let her pick out the safe, the place to put the safe, the place to keep the ammo, etc.etc.etc... Her fears are not irrational, they are very well thought out and that is why she needs to be the 90 percent partner in this. If that don't work just cry and grovel. That has always worked for me!
 

This is one of the better quick access Link Removed Just remember to wipe your print off the glass after each use.

Too big for vehicle use, so we take a Link Removed if we need to lock them up while traveling.


 
Normaly I would support you on wanting a handgun for self defence, BUT in this instince with your special needs chjld you spoke of I understand her concern, the gunsafe is fine and I know all the hype about a 12 gauge for home defence, and I have two, but our bedroom has 4 handguns in it also, but we have no small kids, about the only thing I can see you getting away with is a handgun finger print type safe next to your bed, that way gun is still ready and once you train yourself those safes are quick to open,
 
A good quality handgun safe bolted down is an option for your home defense handgun. If you don't like electronics then look at the ones that use a pushbutton mechanical lock.



 
Well. I would say getting a pistol that has a internal lock on it would help convince her. As well as a biometric safe.
As for carrying I would say a pistol with multiple safeties. So if one of them did get a hold of it, u may have a few seconds to get it back before they figure it out. Also inside waist band carry.
 

I use the 3 Speed Holster. Write it from time I awoke till I went to bed. Took her two months to finally ask me what happened to my holster. When I told her it's been on me last two months...she was pissed. She still thinks I'm paranoid for wearing at home.

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My wife was the same! I had a long talk about her and addressed all the 'what if's' that she had in her mind. That really helped soothed her racing thoughts.
Afterwards, I also showed her how we can safely store a handgun in a gun safe that works on fingerprint bio-metrics. Can;t say it was easy, but after a few attempts, I successfully convinced her.
 

Because naturally women are not into violence. Even if the objective of having a gun is protection and self defense. It is still scary with the thought of having one. But, congratulations to you, you were able to convince her.
 
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