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KC5AV wrote:I'm trying to decide whether I should press the issue with my wife, or just leave it alone. She is still adjusting to the idea of my carrying a gun in the first place, and isn't comfortable with guns at all. I don't want to do anything to further alienate her.

I've gotten her to agree to at least go shooting with me. I'm just afraid that the recoil from my Glock 23 will be more than she wants to deal with. I may have to find something with a little less perceived recoil before her first trip to the range.

"Let sleeping dogs lay/lie".

No disrespect or inference toward your wife, with my use of the idiom.

Give her time. She is just unfamiliar and uncomfortable with the whole firearms thing right now.

If you take her shooting...it might be a good idea to take a friend of hers along too.

Also, I highly recommend that beginners start with a .22 (rimfire).

Good luck....and be patient.

KC5AV wrote: My wife and I are going around in circles on whether I should carry a round in the chamber. She is vehemently opposed to the idea, but isn't going to change my mind on the issue.

With an EMPTY gun....have her stand across an average size room (12 feet)... while you charge at her as fast as you can.

See if she can present the weapon, chamber a DUMMY round, and get it on target before you can reach her. (it won't happen)

If you are not in good physical condition...enlist the help of someone young and in good shape to make the point.

The lesson here is a simple one: All modern defensive pistols (in proper working order) are safe to carry with a round in the chamber. In time of crisis, you will need every second (and tenth of a second) you can get....to react to a threat.

Unfortunately, "feelings" often override common sense and logic.

So...you may have to let her warm up to the idea even though you have demonstrated the need to be "at the ready".