The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Forget Carrying a Gun, My Wife Won't Even Carry Pepper Spray!

Hiker 1 · March 2, 2014, 06:34 PM

That's a tough one buddy. My wife is all about guns and carrying but my younger sister has been:

1. robbed at gunpoint
2. had her date robbed at gunpoint while she was with him
3. had her house broken into
4. had a brick thrown through her window
5. had her car stolen
6. had a close personal friend brutally beaten in an attempted rape
7. been through the chaos of Hurricane Katrina

and has no interest in guns, pepper spray, self-defense, etc. Her husband has "shot a lot of guns" but is "just not comfortable having one in the house".

He's another story, but I digress.

I just don't think she has it in her. Maybe if her daughter, my niece was in danger she might do something, but some people just don't have a warrior soul. Love them as we may.

I might add that she is not anti-gun. She's fired several of mine over the years and shot well. She just views shooting as a hobby, like golf or fishing. My dad and I have both tried. She's not going to change.

March 2, 2014, 06:34 PM	#20
Hiker 1 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 596	That's a tough one buddy. My wife is all about guns and carrying but my younger sister has been: 1. robbed at gunpoint 2. had her date robbed at gunpoint while she was with him 3. had her house broken into 4. had a brick thrown through her window 5. had her car stolen 6. had a close personal friend brutally beaten in an attempted rape 7. been through the chaos of Hurricane Katrina and has no interest in guns, pepper spray, self-defense, etc. Her husband has "shot a lot of guns" but is "just not comfortable having one in the house". He's another story, but I digress. I just don't think she has it in her. Maybe if her daughter, my niece was in danger she might do something, but some people just don't have a warrior soul. Love them as we may. I might add that she is not anti-gun. She's fired several of mine over the years and shot well. She just views shooting as a hobby, like golf or fishing. My dad and I have both tried. She's not going to change.