Would you date a man who owns a Gun?

Question

Legally, maybe as a part of his profession

Lliam · Accepted Answer

None of my girlfriends ever had a problem with the fact that I owned guns. But it's not like I displayed or played with them at home. I don't have a fetish and they are not toys.

My friends and I would go to the desert to plink and girlfriends would often come along and want to shoot.

My wife and I now live on 30 acres in a rural area. She's glad I have guns in case of emergency. It's like having fire extinguishers. You hope you will never have to use them.

I won a Sig P-380 not long ago. My wife took a liking to it and decided to learn how to use it properly. It's a good size for her and is an effective self defense weapon. We've been going to the range to let her practice. I wish ammo wasn't so damned expensive these days.

mobiusforniner · Accepted Answer

It has less to do with the gun (s) and more about his attitude towards life.

for example, a super gun nut who is very insecure and always scared of the world and needs his gun pointed at everyone and everything- I imagine most women find such a man very unattractive. Insecurity coupled with a need to feel powerful over someone else, is not a healthy combination

but a man who owns guns and is happy and content with himself, not worried about needing to equate his “manhood” with the power to kill people, and is otherwise a responsible and upstanding person; I think most women wouldn’t find his gun ownership to be necessarily troublesome.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

No issues at all, he just needs to be good at using that

My husband was a combat vet and now a cop, he's always around guns and I've never ever felt threatened by that, in fact I feel safe that it's in the most capable hands

Daniela1982 · Accepted Answer

Certainly! Plinking on a camping trip is an old tradition. It's part of the whole experience. It would be great to find someone that shared that zeal.

TheorionMage · Answer

There WAS a time when male or female, EVERY person as they matured was armed with some type of openly-carried edged weapon... (as a human 'claw' surrogate); from pen knife to dagger to a full broad sword, as a matter of course of defense & utility. 'Civility' was enforced by the intimidating realization of the life-changing physical 'cost' of expressing aggression.

Daily news events illustrate humanity has NOT evolved significantly beyond these parameters... however it IS a matter of perspective, skill and awareness. ;)

Raaj4you · Answer

Keeping a gun for safety is a good thing. But the downside is some people used it to kill their own family members when they were mentally ill or they had life problems. I don't prefer keeping a gun. I think cops and God will take care of that.

In India, I have seen some stories about wealthy and powerful people, who killed their own family members. Wealthy people are allowed to buy weapons for their safety but they have to take permission from the local police and court. Some people buy weapons illegally.

I hate hooligans and weapons. I want to live peacefully.

BadApple69 · Answer

Well I wouldn’t date a girl that had a problem with me being armed.
Especially in the world we live in today… bad stuff happens to those who can’t defend themselves. That person is not me.
Now full disclosure I am a LEO so I can legally carry in all 50 states…. And I do.

madewithingredients · Answer

I wouldn't date a man, but there's nothing wrong without owning a gun unless being a gun-owner becomes your whole personality (There's the mature, responsible citizen who happens to be a gun-owner, and then there's the gun-nut who takes readiness to the level of paranoia)

LazerBean · Answer

I would not date a person who did not own at least one gun.

genericname85 · Answer

honestly no. it's a cultural thing tho. because i live in germany and if you live in germany and you are willing to jump through all these hoops just for the right to have a gun in your home and shoot that gun exclusively at a legal range (which is the only place you can even legally take your gun to), something must be wrong with you. the last part is my opinion, not a fact.

Meropatrick · Answer

If i was a woman i would look for a man with a gun to date. There was a story on the news about the russia attack. How a russian man saved his wife by shooting one of the bad guys. Another one was a singer called nancy ajram. A burgler got into her house tried to rape her, take her gold, and kidnap her daughter. Her husband shot him to death and the whole family are healthy and safe

KrakenAttackin · Answer

Tell Pierce to take his fucking finger out of the trigger loop.

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

Absolutely not. Having a gun around isn't going to make me feel safer or anything.

Bipolar_Fashion · Answer

Unknowingly... when I found out I was cautious... but I got over it... but if going into a fresh relationship if I know off the bat u won't be eager to... if he makes his life about guns then no... if it's just there and he isn't obsessed then maybe

Rebecca08 · Answer

Once I dated a guy who claimed to have a gun. When asked where the gun was, he said "inside my pants" 🤦‍♂️ Neber again 🤣

Siri137 · Answer

No, not even if owning a gun was a requirement for his job. People who own guns are, by definition, dangerous.

Seinna · Answer

Sure, if I lived in a place where gun ownership was legal then I'd prefer to date a guy who has one.

AmyHew1tt · Answer

I'd feel very cautious and uncomfortable about it. Depending on how well I get to know him and what kind of person he seems like, I might be able to get over it though. But I'd prefer no guns.

rosemilk · Answer

yeah. i was even with my husband before he had a gun. and honestly i feel safer now that he has a gun rather than when he didn't have a gun.

D4nielv · Answer

In Europe, a gun is a weapon for murder. If you're carrying one, people will automatically assume that you either are an on-duty cop or an edgy lunatic.

laly520 · Answer

he has a gun for safety purposes n a rifle for hunting all good

BCRanger10 · Answer

My father-in-law sent a gun with my wife when she first moved to the city.

wiltingrosepetal · Answer

It's not like he'll be able to bring the gun home with him. I don't see the issue

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

Most of the women I've dated have owned guns. All of the women I've dated would date a man with a gun.

Fireguy17 · Answer

no, I'm not into dating guys. I've never run into any issues with that, but I really don't bring it up. If she asks, I will certainly be truthful about it.

Phoenix98 · Answer

No because I'm straight but I'd date a woman who owned a gun or guns so long as she was a responsible gun owner.

bobalife · Answer

If it’s more for safety, career, or hobby is fine, yes.

bobby_bush_eater · Answer

It's not likely to come up early on if someone owns a gun unless they talk about hunting or shooting. I own 2 guns and literally never talk about them and rarely carry them even tho Im licensed

CrabCakes11 · Answer

Only if he had a gun for his profession. I don’t have interest in gun nuts.

Laurenvol · Answer

Not sure. If it is just a collection or something. If he has guns because he thinks he needs them for protection, then I do not want a guy like that.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

I think a woman should be with a gun owner. I think decent people should have a gun at least in their home for protection as criminals are in most cases always armed with a weapon.

Pterodon · Answer

Guns have never stopped me from getting dates

zagor · Answer

I wouldn't date a man, but if a woman owned a gun I'd be OK with it.

Vermillion30 · Answer

*laughs in Burt Gummer Gun Room, while building legos and Watching Takeshi’s Castle*

Simslover92 · Answer

Yep my boyfriend owns one.

Rangers · Answer

If I I was a girl, of course I would But I'm not a girl, and I'm not gay

dustybiker2 · Answer

I'm living with an armed man.

Agape93 · Answer

Yeah, it would be a common trait

NathanDavis · Answer

no, I just don't date men

itsclearlynicholas · Answer

I can't imagine many non American women saying yes

LaurenM1997 · Answer

As long as it’s not on me yes

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

Yes.

MadhuriDixit · Answer

Absolutely

thrillcr · Answer

no, that's terrifying

FunkyMonkee · Answer

No, I prefer girls.

DrPepper12 · Answer

If he HAS TO carry. Otherwise no.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Horrible trigger discipline in that pic.

OtterMan68 · Answer

I wouldn't date any man

ArrowNik · Answer

basically... an American?

myloveforuisinfinte · Answer

Definitely no

RebelinSteel · Answer

Nope

Anonymous · Answer

Nope.

NetherlandsNar · Answer

Yes I would

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