Serious question... my daughter and a gun.....

[JimK]

Here's a little story that happened to my daughter when she was in college.... followed up with a question that I have:

My daughter recently graduated college. The last two years she was there, she shared an apartment with 2 other athletes. My daughter and one of the others where volleyball players (tall, blonde, quite attractive)... when they moved in, there was still a lot of construction going on... and to make a long story short, one of the workers on site we found out was a convicted sex offender. Needless to say, I was furious at the builder... thankfully, the builder did the right thing and the worker moved far far away. I immediately wanted to buy my daughter a gun... to protect herself if she needed to... and I was also going to have her trained in how to shoot, and just as importantly, when and when not to shoot.

Here's my question. My daughter is back in Atlanta... still slim and still attractive (she took after mom, thank goodness).... I still want to buy her a gun... as a dad, I'd like her to carry it with her. Is this a good idea? Am I over reacting? Right now, she carries a little thing of pepper spray (in a pink case), but in my opinion, it's just not enough. Being an athlete, she is strong... and fast... but I just don't think it's enough.

Please comment, because I really want your opinions. And yes, if she got a gun, it would have pink handles!

 

[mikeh25]

If she is of the mindset that she could take a life without hesitation then get trained and THEN get armed.

 

[bid9394]

I would- but make sure the proper training occurs before you issue the pink handles!

 

[JimK]

She wants to go to the range with me, so that's a good start. Let her get a taste of what it feels like to shoot. I guess that's a good start.

 

[wozbean]

I think the real question is what does she want? You can want her to have a gun etc but if she doesn't want to then she isn't even gonna carry it. I have a friend and she was worried about self defense. However she didn't want a gun no matter what. She did get a high quality a Tazer.

My suggestion. Ask her what she thinks, take her to the range a few times. Rent some guns. Take her to a gun show to look around and then she what says again.

 

[JimK]

I think the real question is what does she want? You can want her to have a gun etc but if she doesn't want to then she isn't even gonna carry it.

It's interesting that this didn't even enter my mind! I'm such a dad!!!

 

[wrightw]

I would really like some info on this also . It will not be long before my little girl is doing the same thing .

 

[Espartis]

sounds like a GT volleyball player we got here...depending on where she's working and what part of Atlanta I would say most definitely get her a lil .380, .38, or pocket 9mm even. But first and foremost get her buy in on it. If it's not something she's not comfortable with, dont force it on her. Last thing you need is her being stressed out about having a gun in her place.....her nerves could get the best of her and cause her to not handle a situation well.

Get her some instruction, get her a carry permit, and get her whatever she's comfortable with whether it's a gun, taser, pepper spray....

BTW my Fiance doenst like to carry, but likes having her 9mm on her night stand, and she takes Saber defense spray...let me tell you ....that stuff is way worst than getting tased...any officer will tell you that!

 

[JimK]

I have 2 great sources for training.... an old friend who is a LEO here locally, and my youngest son's girlfriend's dad who is an instructor. Both training resources would be cheap to free... but invaluable in the grand scheme of things.

 

[MYCAR47562]

if she wants to hell yea take her get a gun get training, ill even let her shoot some of my guns if she would like to try a few others.