Would you date a guy who owns guns?

[globetrotter22]

So hypothetical scenario. You are lying in bed at your new bfs place and someone breaks into your place. You call the cops but at best they will be there in 2 mins (more like 5).

An armed intruder is in your house and heading towards the room you are staying in. Would rather

A) call a social worker to talk to the intruder
B) hope your bf’s golf swing is faster than the intruders gun.
C) realize your boyfriend has common sense to own protection. He has own gun which might save both your lives.

But again if you are so anti gun you better date a real man who can throw shaving cream at an armed assailant.

[cookiecrusher]

Wouldn't date a woman who is anti gun

[jazmiine]

I think every guy wants to experience holding a gun once. Most of my relatives and even my brother and dad talks about it like how they talk about cars or motor bike.

Having a gun is okay as long as he is in the right age, knows and aware of how dangerous it is, even if they bought it secretly you know. Cause it's probably expensive and even illegal to own one as a civilian.

As long as they are sane. It should be okay. Personally I'm okay with it just as they are okay having a big mirror and cabinet full of girls stuff.

[Lolaaa53553373333]

It's not a problem unless I see that he's a maniac with it, like "hey let's scare my aunt by shooting the windows, there you try it". If he's responsible with it then I don't mind at all it's a good thing in a way

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

I would, I have, I am dating a guy who owns guns. And I also own a gun.

[Desconhecida]

It's not a dealbreaker.

[Jhonrembo]

Why not? Is it because I have a gun license so I'm dangerous to girls because of it. Danger is not measured whether I have a weapon or not but by the character, state of mind, and history of the guy. A dangerous guy does not need a weapon to hit a girl so that is not really the reason. In my opinion a guy with a weapon and skilled can on the contrary protect those around him and certainly his girl in extreme situations. One thing I agree with is that anyone who has a weapon must be mentally, personally tested and of course check his or her history before being given a weapon.

[jaybee281]

I mean I wouldn't date guys even if they had nuclear bombs - I am not a uranium digger if that's what you're insinuating - Seriously though, would it be a turn off? I mean I'm a pretty peaceful guy but I do own a few guns - It's more related to the way I speak than to me liking them - Like if I piss someone off and they pull off a scumbag move and get all their friends riled up against me - I will need that gun just to make it clear that when I said that "nobody can touch me" 3 minutes earlier in order to provoke them - I figuratively as well as literally meant nobody can touch me - As you can see I'm a man of my words - And I only use the gun as a tool, as a fear factor, I wouldn't shoot any bullets because that ain't fun - Verbally provoking someone is fun - Owning a gun ain't fun either - Owning a katana is - But a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do..

[Moose304]

The problem with this question is what business is it to the woman what the guy has in his home? You could walk into my home and never know I have multiple weapons. Only my closest friends and women I have known for years know I own firearms. To be perfectly honest to use a somewhat vulgar and using bad grammar phrase " It ain't none of her fucking business what I own". If she later discovers I own firearms and decides to go her own way then my reply is to not let the door hit her in the ass on her way out the damn door! See this question has a flip side! Would I even want to be around a female that has a problem with me owning a firearm? The answer to that question is HELL NO!

[Rose1224]

I cannot click a yes or no answer to this because it would depend on the person and their personality and what does guns are for in their eyes. the man I am with right now if he owned a gun I wouldn't care I trust him enough to use it for purposes that they are meant to be used for. however I learned the hard way by about trusting everyone with them. my last ex shot me while I was laying in the bathtub. his reasoning that he told the police was that he was trying to scare me into telling the truth even though what he had heard repetitively for the hour prior was the truth. I never once flinched at the gunshots I have no fear of the the gun being pointed in my direction. did I think he would actually shoot me in the head? no. but I did learn the lesson not to trust every person with a gun. some can be because they use it for the purpose and it is intended for

[magiusX26]

no real bearing on if i would date a woman or not seeing as ownership of them alone means little to nothing compared to her mentality (is she mentally unstable? ) and how they are used (could she possibly be a former soldier/cop? maybe a hunter or an inherited item? currently law enforcement or military?) .

[Wraith_Cemetery]

Been around responsible gun-owners my whole life. Not American and never been in a place where you can open carry but I lived on a farm and lived with hunters who had gun permits. It wouldn't be a problem for me if a girl was a hunter and owned a gun.

I own swords, bow and arrows, and crossbows though. Hoping to get a bow-hunting license soon.

[mollyyyy37474]

i expect my husband to at least own one gun and obviously be trained. multiple guns aren’t necessary unless he goes hunting & kills cute innocent animals :( lol but other than that this world is crazy. imagine having kids and some crazy person is stalking one of them and plans to do things and harm them in your house. these things happen.

[TwistedSukuna]

If I buy Glock 19 for self defense and someone think's it's a turnoff that's their problem, not mine. I don't really care if my partner owns a gun, as long as they're safe.

[Anonymous]

I own and carry a gun,

and i have multiple guns, at my house.
My wife also carrys a gun,

I think what broke the ice between us when we met was we found out we both were armed, On the first date.
And thats how you know thats the girl for me 😅😅.

You might as well cut your nuts off if your a guy and dont own a gun. Or two

[Anonymous]

I'm British so guns aren't a casual thing people own over here and honestly I'm quite thankful for that. However, I am aware that situations are different in other countries and guns are often a safety measure. Personally I have found guys who are very pro gun and believe we should have the right to own one in this country, aren't attractive to me. Normally our views on other topics don't align either so it doesn't work out.

[Aerissa_Jade]

Only if he owns more than I do, J/K sure I would date him, no reason not to date someone who takes self defense seriously.

[Leonharted]

I wouldn’t date a guy who owns guns because I wouldn’t date a guy. The guns are fine, but I’m straight.

[CarolineW]

So, a lot of guys would date a guy that owns guns? Must be a lot of homosexual gunslingers out there.

[Subarugirl]

No a man who owns guns is not a turn off... gun guys who are idiots are a turn off there is a bid difference.

[douride2]

You have asked 2 questions here. The first is would you date a guy who owns a gun the second is owning a gun a turn off. For myself that requires 2 different answers. Yes & no.

[bamesjond0069]

Lucky i live in a gun rights area. One of my exgfs we started messing around when we were first dating and she felt my gun and said "ok now were definitely going all the way, i love being with a man who carries"

[horatiohornblower]

Your two questions are opposed to one another. Making yes and no votes meaningless.

[NotTacocaT6969]

There are 3 guns sitting right here.


I’m not afraid of the guns or the fact that he owns them.


In fact it’s actually pretty comforting knowing that if someone breaks into our home they’re going to die.