I've been around firearms all my life, primarily shotguns. I only recently purchased my first handgun. I served in the Army, so I'm familiar with combat rifles.
Lately, I've decided that, now that I'm older and making more money, and half the kids grown, maybe I could afford to get into the gun collecting hobby. I know, can you ever *really* afford that? :P
So, a month ago, I sent in my carry permit app, and I've been spending an inordinate amount of time with my nose stuck in my laptop getting up to speed on what's going on in the gun world - to the extent that she occasionally refers to it as my "obsession". Well, I'm a bit OCD anyway, so she's probably not far from the truth.
Anyway, I've kind of been expecting this to be one of those hobbies that would involve a *lot* of bargaining to keep it above-board with the wife, as she's never expressed any interest in firearms of any sort. I figured it would tend to be the typical, "Honey, mind if I buy a [insert firearm item here]?" To which she would reply, "Sure, if I can get a [insert item typically extorted from husbands by wives here]." I'm actually ok with that. It's one of those things that makes the world go around, right?
So this morning, out of the blue she asks me how much it cost for me to apply for my gun permit. Great, I thought. Time to pay the piper. I controlled the wince reflex as I told her it was a total of $125 for a lifetime permit. She just looked at me for a moment and replied, "I want one."
O_o ... -_- ... O_o
You don't think she wouldn't worry with a permit for a gun, if she planned to use it on me, would she??
Actually, I'm kinda stoked now. Not only might this make my future...ahem...acquisitions a bit easier to talk her into, but I'll be able to get her to the range with me as well.
Lately, I've decided that, now that I'm older and making more money, and half the kids grown, maybe I could afford to get into the gun collecting hobby. I know, can you ever *really* afford that? :P
So, a month ago, I sent in my carry permit app, and I've been spending an inordinate amount of time with my nose stuck in my laptop getting up to speed on what's going on in the gun world - to the extent that she occasionally refers to it as my "obsession". Well, I'm a bit OCD anyway, so she's probably not far from the truth.
Anyway, I've kind of been expecting this to be one of those hobbies that would involve a *lot* of bargaining to keep it above-board with the wife, as she's never expressed any interest in firearms of any sort. I figured it would tend to be the typical, "Honey, mind if I buy a [insert firearm item here]?" To which she would reply, "Sure, if I can get a [insert item typically extorted from husbands by wives here]." I'm actually ok with that. It's one of those things that makes the world go around, right?
So this morning, out of the blue she asks me how much it cost for me to apply for my gun permit. Great, I thought. Time to pay the piper. I controlled the wince reflex as I told her it was a total of $125 for a lifetime permit. She just looked at me for a moment and replied, "I want one."
O_o ... -_- ... O_o
You don't think she wouldn't worry with a permit for a gun, if she planned to use it on me, would she??
Actually, I'm kinda stoked now. Not only might this make my future...ahem...acquisitions a bit easier to talk her into, but I'll be able to get her to the range with me as well.
I've always told people I have to treat my wife right or else I won't wake up one morning.
