I guess I have been lucky because Id taktake chicks to the range with me " under my strictest supervision" and they love it, but if any of them were just total anti gun libturds I would have never even met them I dont guess.
You can tell her about GK Chesterton, who when he got married to Frances, went out a bought a gun in order to protect his new bride.
“Pretty cool, huh?” You tell her.
Then tell her Sportsman’s Warehouse is having a sale on Glocks.
You have to be honest with her and frame it as if it were Lego how would she feel
If it was snap on tools how would she feel
Or and collectors set , comics , ball cards Barbie dolls gi joe etc
Make it to where you find out what she like to collect then you never need a comparison.
Find the partner who has the same interests as you I’m looking right now too!
She must like guns gear and motorcycles with the possibility of owning her own( optional) her own firearm is mandatory I will find mine you will get yours first good luck !
Take them to the range on the first date. If anything it would be a good filter or intro to weapons.
It is the same thing for a woman who shoots and has a CCW. Not all men approve of it either. You weed them out pretty quickly though. I keep it real and up front…the attitude about it vs the issue itself tells me a lot. EX: if there is a surprised but inquisitive attitude - good sign. A shocked and angry/horrified response…get the check and run.
It isn’t an all or nothing issue. But as it has been said on this thread, some values and beliefs are deal breakers and some can be respected in each other.
That being said, I used to be ‘against guns’. Yes, it’s true. Then when I was out in the world on my own, I suddenly realized I had to protect myself because no one else was going to do that. So I took a class, fought to get my license in Mass (the fun gun state), and shot so many guns and rifles I couldn’t name them all. I lost some of my hearing shooting an AR15. Hearing is mostly back. It scared the hell out of me not being able to hear since I listen for a living. I didn’t shoot again for about 5-6 years. Then 2020 hit and I bought my first gun/revolver. I moved to another state and got into pistols.
So guys come and go but I always have Raven! 
More like, “I need to use the restroom, I will be right back!(heads out the back door) 
@Karacal or out the window…whatever works…
Early in the dating process you’re going to be asked a generic question like so what are you doing today? That’s when you can mention that you’re going to the range for a couple of hours. You’re going to get one of two responses. He or she will say something like, wow that’s interesting do you mind if I tag along? Or another response would be range? What is that? Then you can explain engage their response as positive or negative.
True story: several years ago I was dating a Chinese professor from Tulane University here in Louisiana. She was here on an exchange program and was still a member of the Chinese Communist party. Her father was well connected which is why she had the benefits of being here to teach at the University. She had one daughter from a previous marriage that was college age. She was very much anti firearm.
I finally convinced her to go to an outdoor range with me told her to dress appropriately. She sure was cute and those tight leather jeans but I regress. Once the range master and I gave her some basic instructions and I put a firearm in her hand after she sent a few rounds down range I couldn’t hardly get the gun back from her. I was beginning to wonder if I had enough ammo with me she was so excited and enjoyed it.
Not saying that would always happen but a little practical experience can go a long way in understanding. Of course me being a conservative and her being a communist it was a hopeless relationship and it ran its course.
More of a joke than anything, but from a sci fi film I saw, I think it was ‘Them! (1954)’, where when they were defending themselves against the giant ant monsters, a man asks a woman, “How did you learn to shoot like that”?; She replied, “I’m from Montana”.
I used to be into tropical fish care as a home hobby, and took a nice young lady to one of the best fish pet shops in town. She had a blast, no pun intended. I’m not sure if easing a new friend into it is another option, but just thinking out loud.
From what I hear, women can be more accurate and smarter with firearms than men. For some, it could offer them an additional support for confidence, although I respect their decision if they are not interested.
By luck and coincidence, when I had my firearm training, I was surprised how diverse the group was: Ethnically, male, female, folks of varying orientations. One need not be from only one background to receive education and training on firearms. I think we are growingly more diverse.
It’s not so much an issue of if she doesn’t like guns, but of if she’s opposed to you having guns.
I agree 100%.
When I first started shooting a handgun, my wife was as good or better shot than I was. Since I’ve trained, that’s not the case any more.
At all the classes I’ve taken, men have been the best shots in the class. However, there are significantly more men than women in each of those classes. So, statistically I’ve not proven anything. But there have been some great female shooters/tacticians in some of those classes.
I think it comes down to training and practice. I suspect the men that shoot better have more of that then the women.
Women can be great shooters.
Most of the women I have ever trained on their firearms safety and use. Have been far superior to the men I have trained. The women, in my experience, do not have the mistakes and ego that you have to train out of the men.
This is my experience and my opinion alone.
Hey Wanda, they are called limp wristed sissys lol! If they dont like guns I wouldn’t use the word " Man " IMHO. I love a gal that likes guns lol
Ive never had a training class or anything like that in my life and can shoot the d*** òff a tick @ 100 yds. Ive been shooting since I was 10 or so but when I was coming up there wasnt any classes or stuff like that. I personally think a lot of the crap I see is just silly looking, all the having a hand below your handgun in some karate chop fashion and constantly pushing it in and out crap. I dont want to be one of them. I guess I could always shave my head and put on some dark glasses and go around with my gun pressed up against me but that aint for me. Dont need it and never did.
Yes, interesting points.
The trainer in my class mentioned he thought women have superb listening skills, and he thought they thereby retained the information better, in his view.
I never heard it out that way. Sounds like a valid point to me.
I think women also have better mind to muscle control. I know the women welders we deal with are really good, in a lot of cases they make the guys look sloppy.
Lets flip this: how would a lady bring up the subject of gun ownership with dating?
My mom slept with a German Luger under her pillow every night before she met my dad.
I wonder how she brought up the topic?
I’d give anything if she were still alive to ask her.
Facts brother , facts !
Soooooo @Karacal I didnt need to go out the bathroom window but I will bring Raven next time. The guy didnt like guns (oops not a good match), and said as long as I was with him he would protect me. Peed my pants. He’d probably fling me in front of himself while I’m drawing my firearm. I said to him, “I can protect myself.” He had no clue. I find if you listen long enough and observe, you learn all you need to know or at least enough to know what to do next. GTHO
Walking proud today!