Better yet, get someone else to teach her. It often seems to be the case that women who are afraid of guns but want to learn to shoot will feel the pressures of various performance anxieties/nervousness (whatever you want to call it) when their husband or significant other is trying to teach them to shoot; and those anxieties will go right out the window when the teacher is someone to whom she is not emotionally connected.chasfm11 wrote:Try a .22. Yes, I know that it isn't a defensive gun but if you can get her to shoot a .22 pistol and enjoy it, it might lead to her being willing to try a heavier caliber. I have a Hi-Standard and took my wife to the range to use it. She enjoyed shooting it but wasn't willing to try one of mine. I figure I've won if she is willing to go back to the range and shoot the .22 again. Baby steps.....Westfield wrote:My wife is afraid of guns. She has no issue at all with me carrying and in fact she feels comfortable knowing I carry. She just does not like to shoot. I tried to teach her...Taught her the correct posture and stance and how to properly hold the handgun and pull the trigger and what to expect. She just did not like the outcome...Too much bang !
Here's an example, may not be a good one but here goes....There is no way in heck I am going to learn parachuting and jumping from a plane. Some of my friends have tried to get me to jump but there is no way ! At least my wife gave it a try with a handgun but I won't jump out of a plane !
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