Quote Originally Posted by Hoosier View Post
Gotta take the bro and sister in law a few times to get her warmed up to it. People fear guns because they only know they are dangerous, and they don't know how to really work it. I mean, they know the trigger is the bang switch, but how to unload a gun clear the action and make it safe is a mystery to them. People fear the unknown.

Give them a half hour run down on how to operate a .22, then take them to the range. Helps if you have a nice outdoors range with no one shooting large caliber handguns in the next lane.

Teach them that their kids are statistically in larger danger at a friends house with a pool.

H.
Ya been there and done that. Converted a few girl friends that way. She's fine that I shoot & hunt, her brother hunts too. But she is a tough cookie to crack. Gona keep working on it though!! I'll just say I'm taking her fishing and see if that works!!