32winspl
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Though the members of my family all live in small towns in Northern Wisconsin now, we didn't always. I lived in Memphis for 27 years, and was held up once, at Raven .25 gunpoint. Fortunately, my .45 was much more impressive to the guy... and he ran. My sister was beaten up and robbed by 2 blacks, in a "Great part of town" just outside Memphis for what amounted to $3. But what this posting is about is my Mom and Dad. After the previous events, I was very concerned for my parents, especially my Mom's safety. At the time, they lived in Greenville, Mississippi, and were pretty big fish in a relatively small pond. My Mom is 72 years old, stands 5'4" tall weighing perhaps 115 lbs. If you know her, you know that she's a very down-to-earth lady, but she looks like a seriously soft-target driving a $50,000+ car. I talked to my Dad about getting her a small automatic or revolver. He poo-poos my concern for Mom despite my sister's and my holdups. Even Mom wants a firearm and training. Dad wouldn't hear of it. Now we all live up here, and though the chances of our being a victim are lower than they were when we were in the south, it could still happen. Granted, we live in the Peoples Republic of Wisconsin, and our State is one of two states without a May or Shall Issue CCW Permit system, I, and Mom, still believe that she should have a sidearm for defence. They live in the woods with the nearest full-time neighbor well in excess of a quarter mile away. I can't seem to make any headway with my Dad. He is a hunter, has several rifles and shotguns, but he can't see the potential need for a handgun. I know that if I take Mom to "try on" a few handguns, buy one for her, and train her how to shoot and care for it regularly, it will create a rift with him. He may accept it after the fact, he may "freak". Anyone here had this problem? How did you handle it? How did it work out?