Women CCWs and Dating

[Drizzt]

I certainly would have no problem with my girlfriend carrying. To be honest, I would expect that she would probably be able to outshoot me at the range. Women tend to be better shots anyhow, and with all the damage I've done to myself over the years, my aim is steady enough to count, but not for competition. Now if I could only get a date to start off with, I could worry about these kinds of issues....

 

[Tylden]

As a single male, I've seen more than one relationship end after "the gun talk". If I met a woman that carries that would be a HUGE plus in my book. But it goes much further than just that....take a look around you. More and more women are getting college degrees, pursuing their own successful careers, becoming CEO's of major corporations, and aren't depending on a man to "take care of her". The "June Cleaver" days are coming to an end. I see it as a good thing and think men will eventually have to get over their male egos and accept it. Funny thing, when I took my ccw training, there were several couples there. The instructor said that it's quite common for the woman to outshoot the man on the firing line. He seems to think for some reason women tend to be a bit steadier holding a handgun.

There is a downside to this though ....now we need to stick together and keep Hillary out of the White House in 2008

 

[Strings]

Erik, I think you missed the perfect opportunity. You should have asked her if she'd mind watching what you were doing, and letting you know where you were messing up!

My wife is fairly good. If she got more practice (hopefully that will start happening), she'll be outshooting me. Which would make me a VERY happy man...

 

[Tom Servo]

Erik, I think you missed the perfect opportunity. You should have asked her if she'd mind watching what you were doing, and letting you know where you were messing up!

No kidding! Darn my chronic shyness :banghead:

She was a great shot. And did I mention she was a redhead? And that she likes Sigs? I should have just started spattering rounds, played dumb and asked for "help." Of course, everyone at the range knows me, so that wouldn't last too long. I'm just not the smoothie I aspire to be.

Thinking about this thread, if my SO is a better shot than me, then when the SHTF, all I have to worry about is laying covering fire while she reloads. Makes life easier, if you ask me

 

[Sam]

I never really was very sexist about weapons. My mother carried a 1911 back before it was legal and she shot frequently. Dad taught my sisters to shoot and bought them weapons on the same schedule as me. I was really surprised when I got into society and found out the regular folks didn't shoot.

My wife carried before she met me. Had a relationship back in the 70's that went sour when she turned out to be an anti. Ran into her at the 30th reunion last month and she was carrying! Some folks do get wiser with age.

Sam

 

[NMshooter]

Really do not care who shoots better, it would be nice to find an available woman who liked to shoot.

I guess I just have not figured out where they all hang out.

 

[Flyboy]

pax:

Of course plenty of guys say they'll go ga-ga over a woman who likes firearms. Most of them are telling the truth as much as they know it, but there's still a pretty strong component of, " ... as long as I'm still the primary source of all tactical & equipment knowledge."

I don't disagree with your observation, but I would challenge your conclusion. To do so, I'll need to do a series of case studies on the phenomenon. I humbly volunteer myself as a test subject...

As for beating me at the range, well, I don't consider that so much a challenge to my manhood as a challenge to my stature as a shooter. As I see it, there's only one appropriate response to that situation: more practice. (With any luck, she'd see things the same way, and we'd both end up as outstanding marksmen.)

 

[torpid]

To all you men who say you'd let your wife or girlfriend carry a gun:

SHAME ON YOU!

Is chivalry dead?
Those guns can be heavy!

 

[Strings]

torpid: when I was in the SCA, I always said "true chivalry is arming the women"

 

[torpid]

"true chivalry is arming the women"

And serving them a mighty flagon of mead after a hard day's battle.

 

[roo_ster]

Wouldn't be a big deal with my buddies, though it might be with the guys I work with.

FWIW, my attitude toward guns+gals, was (according to my now wife) one of the things she liked about me. I pretty much assumed that every adult ought to know how to use a firearm in defense and invited her along whenever I went shooting. I like spending time with my wife & I like shooting. I had the wacky idea that combining the two would be a good idea.

This is the polar opposite of her previous relationship, where her ex-boyfriend though women had no business going shootng & hunting. What a schmoe.

 

[svtruth]

Mother Tigers

Haven't been in the dating scene for about 35 years (time sure flies when you're having fun) but imagine how safe your children would be with a mother like pax or CatsDieNow.

 

[cls12vg30]

I've been in the dating scene for about a year now. Been seeing my girlfriend for about a month. When I met her she claimed to be a hippy. From my observations she's not much of a hippy. Sure she's a vegetarian (although has no problem cooking meat for me), and doesn't think much of hunting. The fact that she had no negative reaction whatsoever to my carrying or to the pistols in strategic positions around my place, surprised and pleased me.

From the politically-bent discussions we've had so far, seems to me she's pretty much a libertarian, though she has bought into some aspects of the Left's brainwashing. But she's only 23 and has plenty of time to get over that.

When I mentioned how I'd like to teach her to shoot, she was interested. When I told her that if I had my way EVERY woman would be carrying, making the heinous crime of rape a very uncommon occurrence, she thought for a moment, and said, "I think I agree with you, that makes a lot of sense."

I think I like her....