Married three months...no more guns

[dverna]

My son married three months ago. He called me tonight and his liberal wife will not tolerate guns in the house.

Until my son voted for Biden, I gave him guns regularly for Christmas. When he turned 21, I told him he could have any pistol I owned and he selected a .45 Kimber.

So, in a few weeks, I will have a few more toys that I do not need. I have been downsizing for years and the last thing I need is more stuff to sell. All the guns are nice. At least they are not going to a pawn shop.

Not sure they will ever visit. I have guns all over the house.

If I have grandkids by them, I will never be able to teach them to shoot or hunt. I will be the last “gun nut” in the family.

[NSB]

Sorry to hear all that, but it’s not all her doing. All that should have been discussed and settled long before the nuptials. My wife’s only comment after a couple of years was, “I know you said you liked to hunt and shoot, but I didn’t think you meant this much!” That was over fifty years ago and she’s still here. If she’d have given me an ultimatum without discussion ahead of time, I’d have been married about five minutes. FWIW, I know a couple of cases like that myself. Your going to miss out on spending some great time with your grandkids.

[unclemikeinct]

Don, I feel for you. You had to know some of this before the wedding. You can't reason with crazy. Just be polite, carry on. Might take a few years. but men [your son], just might come to his senses. uncle mike

[nicholst55]

That's unfortunate. My youngest son has a similar problem. His liberal-hippy wife very reluctantly 'allows' him to own a (very) few guns. Her father owns a couple, and she has fired them before. What can I say? He's the one that has to live with her, not me.

[skeettx]

Bummer
The pendulum swings

Mike

[unclemikeinct]

Ps. as a microaggression . if you must give him a present. Make it condoms, let it be known you don't want him breeding w crazy.

[Nobade]

There is a popular meme for just this situation but dealing with motorcycles.
"Honey, I don't want you to buy any more motorcycles."
"Wow, you are starting to sound like my ex wife."
"I didn't think you had been married before."
"I haven't."

[Dusty Bannister]

That made me laugh.

[36g]

dverna - while you don't have hopes to pass along teaching shooting and hunting to grandkids how about sharing your time and expertise with some local youths at the local gun range, as an instructor, or join Project Appleseed and instruct.

My kids and wife aren't particularly enamored with firearms but when I mention the values of some of them they get quiet really quickly...

[jaysouth]

Sorry to hear this. I have the opposite problem. Four teenage grandkids who keep me in the poor house reloading AR ammo for them. Both daughters and their husbands have carry permits.

[imashooter2]

Is this the first decision she’s made for him or just the latest? There’s no woman worth giving up who you are.

[M-Tecs]

My ex-wife was anti-gun. My current wife was anti-gun. They were both informed in no uncertain terms that I was interest in firearms before I was interested in girls and that I would still be interested in firearms after I was not interested in girls. If they forced me to choose they would lose. The ex eventually became an avid shooter and hunter. The currently wife now enjoys shooting but not hunting.

[.429&H110]

"Liberal Wife" should take firearm safety and get her CC because she is around firearms. Civic duty. Welcome to America. This is what adults do. Most people can find a nearby women's only class, I am told they are fun. Then she can enforce the five rules she has just learned, feel safe, mystery gone.

[am44mag]

3 months in and she's already dictating what he can own? That's not a good sign. By allowing her to do it, he also just set a precedent that's likely going to bite him in the butt later.

I wish him the best.

[1Hawkeye]

I think he needs to have a sit down and let her know that they were here before her and will be there after her. My wife tried the same thing 33 years ago and that was the response she got. She is not a anti so much as she just didn't understand the interest.

[lavenatti]

My wife wasn't crazy about guns so I bought her a Remington 870 and took her trap shooting. Then I got her an AR, then she laid claim to my Glock 19 and one of my Mausers.
Can't win either way...

[G W Wade]

She: Now that we are married, you can get rid of all those guns.
He: Your starting to sound like my ex-wife
She: I did'nt know you were married before?
He: Silience GW

[Thumbcocker]

He should take her plinking with some big reactive targets; water jugs, balloons, etc. And a .22.

It couldn't hurt.

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[georgerkahn]

My son married three months ago. He called me tonight and his liberal wife will not tolerate guns in the house.

Until my son voted for Biden, I gave him guns regularly for Christmas. When he turned 21, I told him he could have any pistol I owned and he selected a .45 Kimber.

So, in a few weeks, I will have a few more toys that I do not need. I have been downsizing for years and the last thing I need is more stuff to sell. All the guns are nice. At least they are not going to a pawn shop.

Not sure they will ever visit. I have guns all over the house.

If I have grandkids by them, I will never be able to teach them to shoot or hunt. I will be the last “gun nut” in the family.

Perhaps I should not reply as such, but let me begin that I am on my third marriage. (2 1/3yrs; 2 1/2yrs; 47 years and still happy). I wish your son and his wife many, many years of happiness together. BUT, I know of ever soooo many marriages which start out great, but then "things" (perhaps including "orders!" to do this and/or not do that) quickly take away the sparkle. While, again, I wish your son and daughter-in-law the best -- there may in fact be, albeit even a few years down the road -- where those firearms may be returned to him... Just saying...
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[DougGuy]

Somebody breaks into the car, then the house, or threatens one or both of them, NOW WHO do you think they will come running to? Yup I guarantee this.