My sweet wife of 30 years has always avoided firearms. Living the life of a somewhat typical suburban wife and mom, she's mostly steered clear of topics dealing with home and/or personal defense. As a matter of fact, early in our marriage, she brushed off attempts to gain firearm familiarity with the statement that she'd rather be killed by a bad guy than shoot a bad guy. I think there was some amount of honesty in that. She knew where my revolver was and never asked me to hide it away. And, she never frowned on me shooting with my sons. It was just a topic that she chose to avoid for herself. I wouldn't call it nervousness; it was more that she just wanted to avoid some unpleasant realities that seemed far away from her home.
An interesting thing happened last week. In a casual discussion of the news and the times, she told me that she'd like her own handgun. Stories of home invasions and news stories of rabble rousers demanding this and that have really gotten to her. She told me that now, if an intruder threatened her life, she'd use a firearm to stop him. This is a big change for her and one that only came after a great deal of personal growth and thoughtfulness. I am proud of her.
Sooner State Pawn is ordering her a new Ruger SP101 in .38 special and it should be in next week. (Thanks guys!) Coming from someone who must leave his wife regularly so he can travel on business, I'm glad to know that she will soon be armed and trained and prepared to defend herself. I think she'll do just fine. Proud of my girl.
An interesting thing happened last week. In a casual discussion of the news and the times, she told me that she'd like her own handgun. Stories of home invasions and news stories of rabble rousers demanding this and that have really gotten to her. She told me that now, if an intruder threatened her life, she'd use a firearm to stop him. This is a big change for her and one that only came after a great deal of personal growth and thoughtfulness. I am proud of her.
Sooner State Pawn is ordering her a new Ruger SP101 in .38 special and it should be in next week. (Thanks guys!) Coming from someone who must leave his wife regularly so he can travel on business, I'm glad to know that she will soon be armed and trained and prepared to defend herself. I think she'll do just fine. Proud of my girl.
