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Old June 26, 2000, 08:05 AM   #23
tyro
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Join Date: June 17, 2000
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Dave: Wonderful Wife surprised me last night. I came home from the range/gun shop and told her how well impressed I was with the Green Beret/Delta Force retiree who gave me the shotgun deal. Then I told her I want to go to the Sheriff's office today, get a permit to purchase a handgun, and then have the Delta Force guy train me for a CHL. Her response to all that was miraculously mello and receptive, given the fact that in the past she has been more opposed to the idea of having a handgun in the house than she has been regarding a shotgun. This seemed to have weighed in favor of her accepting what she has previously opposed: She won't go practice the organ, which she plays at the neighborhood country church, without me as an escort, because she is afraid to be alone in the empty, isolated building. I referred to that fact in conversation last night and asked her what if a predator showed up or was hiding in the church when she went there to practice, and I didn't have the physical strength or ability to protect her (which is not a far fetched fantasy: Across the road from the church building is a rest home which has among it's residents mentally unstable psychiatric patients, some with a history of violence, who sometimes wander across the road and into the church building). She also seems comforted by the fact that I am determined to take full advantage of the opportunity to be well trained by the Delta Force retiree who has set up shop just 5 miles away from us. The next step will be the challenge of choosing a handgun. Many thanks for the recommendation, which I will keep in mind. -Tyro
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