What to teach people who are overwhelmed/scared?

[Running Arrow Bill]

Some good posts here!

Fortunately, my wife, is PRO-GUN! She has a Taurus Judge, a .38/357, and a .22 Baretta BobCat. Probably shoots them better than me...lol. Keeps one close by and other 2 in accessable appropriate places. She doesn't like my SA's and prefers wheelguns. GIT-R-DONE!

So far, not sure about my daughter and 2 granddaughters. Only watered down responses, quite brief, from them. Hoping to educate them about need for one for personal protection...they do a lot of back country hiking, camping, etc. in Colorado. Time will tell.

On the other hand, my brother in SW Texas is a liberal, anti-gun, "people are good", and conservationalist type. He did come to visit us last year and saw my SA in a holster sitting on our table...he jumped back about a foot. Did manage to get him to "hold" the gun (empty of course) but was brief like it was 300 deg. F...lol. Couple of years ago I was able able to convince him to get ONE gun...he chose a used single shot .410 at a pawn shop... Not much protection against a possible mountain lion or other 2 or 4 legged critter in his remote area of SW Texas...

Takes all kinds...

[PostShooter]

I've had a handgun for as long as I've known my wife. But when my two children came along, it was as if she forgot that it was there. Now that we are back in TX and I've expressed a desire to get a concealed permit and start teaching the kids about firearms, she's kind of balking. I told her they should learn to never be afraid of them, but to have a healthy respect and they should know how to handle themselves around them. I've reminded her that I've been around guns all my life. But it'll take some time. And I plan to teach her as well. She is smart and I'm sure she'll come around soon enough.