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Family And GF Oppose Gun Purchase..

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Originally posted by: edro
Lock it up in a case.
Tell her to STFU and that guns cannot hurt anyone locked up in a case.

Fuck that, if you buy a gun for protection then it does no good locked in a case. Easy access and not being a retard for the win.
 
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
Should I just man up and tell her to piss off. Or is it possible to reason with her?

This has nothing to do with you manning up. Its about what is more important to you - your gf, or the gun. Just choose. You can't convince her otherwise, and we shouldn't have to convince you otherwise.

Same argument as the porn as well that didn't fall through.

A majority agreement by a bunch of geeks still going through puberty does not count as "didn't fall through". 😛
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Triforceofcourage
Should I just man up and tell her to piss off. Or is it possible to reason with her?

This has nothing to do with you manning up. Its about what is more important to you - your gf, or the gun. Just choose. You can't convince her otherwise, and we shouldn't have to convince you otherwise.

Same argument as the porn as well that didn't fall through.

A majority agreement by a bunch of geeks still going through puberty does not count as "didn't fall through". 😛

Damn you caught me.
 
tell her to piss off😛

its your business. if you want you should be allowed to, its no one elses business. if shes pro choice, tell her its like that. of she wont come over shes one of those ultra lefty nuts that believes guns just leap out and kill people😛

as for your family, just don't speak to them about it, if they find out its their problem.
 
Originally posted by: between
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: dahunan
give us some background on the value of this relationship to you and how long you been together etc

If they are just trying to turn you into a super liberal then tell them eff off

Tell them it is either your life or that of the person assaulting you?

At this moment he should know there is NO value to it if she is going to issue ultimatums to control his actions. He needs to buy the gun and if she doesn't want to come over anymore he needs to go find someone else. If he caves to this kind of BS when she is only a GF he will be a complete loser the rest of his life if he ever marries her.

OR you could NOT be a dick, skip the pointless toy, and not make the person you love afraid.

Seriously, you must be pretty insecure to say something like that in this situation. This isn't like she's issuing ultimatums because he wants to eat pizza tonight. He wants to do something that will make her feel unsafe every time she sees him. She has every right to put her foot down about it.

If the op absolutely has to compensate for his penis anxiety, he has every right to leave his gf, but that's HIS necrotic problem, not her's. She's not the bad guy in this situation.

As for reasoning with her, it makes a lot more sense to be worried about an actual inexperienced and self-admitted paranoid guy with a gun in the house than it does to be worried about the possibility of a guy with a gun in the house. Who's being unreasonable again?

thankyou for injecting some smarts into this thread. 🙂
it's also worth pointing out the girlfriend is probably thinking long-term - she is no doubt well aware that children are more likely to die when there are guns in the house - she is probably wondering if it's a smart idea to start a family with a gun nut who is going to place her own children in grave danger.

Wanting a gun != "gun nut".
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: dahunan
give us some background on the value of this relationship to you and how long you been together etc

If they are just trying to turn you into a super liberal then tell them eff off

Tell them it is either your life or that of the person assaulting you?

At this moment he should know there is NO value to it if she is going to issue ultimatums to control his actions. He needs to buy the gun and if she doesn't want to come over anymore he needs to go find someone else. If he caves to this kind of BS when she is only a GF he will be a complete loser the rest of his life if he ever marries her.

OR you could NOT be a dick, skip the pointless toy, and not make the person you love afraid.

Seriously, you must be pretty insecure to say something like that in this situation. This isn't like she's issuing ultimatums because he wants to eat pizza tonight. He wants to do something that will make her feel unsafe every time she sees him. She has every right to put her foot down about it.

If the op absolutely has to compensate for his penis anxiety, he has every right to leave his gf, but that's HIS necrotic problem, not her's. She's not the bad guy in this situation.

As for reasoning with her, it makes a lot more sense to be worried about an actual inexperienced and self-admitted paranoid guy with a gun in the house than it does to be worried about the possibility of a guy with a gun in the house. Who's being unreasonable again?

lol
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: dahunan
give us some background on the value of this relationship to you and how long you been together etc

If they are just trying to turn you into a super liberal then tell them eff off

Tell them it is either your life or that of the person assaulting you?

At this moment he should know there is NO value to it if she is going to issue ultimatums to control his actions. He needs to buy the gun and if she doesn't want to come over anymore he needs to go find someone else. If he caves to this kind of BS when she is only a GF he will be a complete loser the rest of his life if he ever marries her.

OR you could NOT be a dick, skip the pointless toy, and not make the person you love afraid.

Seriously, you must be pretty insecure to say something like that in this situation. This isn't like she's issuing ultimatums because he wants to eat pizza tonight. He wants to do something that will make her feel unsafe every time she sees him. She has every right to put her foot down about it.

If the op absolutely has to compensate for his penis anxiety, he has every right to leave his gf, but that's HIS necrotic problem, not her's. She's not the bad guy in this situation.

As for reasoning with her, it makes a lot more sense to be worried about an actual inexperienced and self-admitted paranoid guy with a gun in the house than it does to be worried about the possibility of a guy with a gun in the house. Who's being unreasonable again?

lol
no kidding🙂

necrotic😛

he shouldn't be bound by her silly irrational views.
 
Originally posted by: between
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: dahunan
give us some background on the value of this relationship to you and how long you been together etc

If they are just trying to turn you into a super liberal then tell them eff off

Tell them it is either your life or that of the person assaulting you?

At this moment he should know there is NO value to it if she is going to issue ultimatums to control his actions. He needs to buy the gun and if she doesn't want to come over anymore he needs to go find someone else. If he caves to this kind of BS when she is only a GF he will be a complete loser the rest of his life if he ever marries her.

OR you could NOT be a dick, skip the pointless toy, and not make the person you love afraid.

Seriously, you must be pretty insecure to say something like that in this situation. This isn't like she's issuing ultimatums because he wants to eat pizza tonight. He wants to do something that will make her feel unsafe every time she sees him. She has every right to put her foot down about it.

If the op absolutely has to compensate for his penis anxiety, he has every right to leave his gf, but that's HIS necrotic problem, not her's. She's not the bad guy in this situation.

As for reasoning with her, it makes a lot more sense to be worried about an actual inexperienced and self-admitted paranoid guy with a gun in the house than it does to be worried about the possibility of a guy with a gun in the house. Who's being unreasonable again?

thankyou for injecting some smarts into this thread. 🙂
it's also worth pointing out the girlfriend is probably thinking long-term - she is no doubt well aware that children are more likely to die when there are guns in the house - she is probably wondering if it's a smart idea to start a family with a gun nut who is going to place her own children in grave danger.

another lol

i hope she doesn't want a pool, knives, cars, trees, etc in her house/yard. that makes it more likely for the kids to die...lmao.

better pad the walls and make the kids wear helmets and padding.
 
Originally posted by: Atheus
If you like guns more than women you have a serious problem.

if you let women dictate your life over unfounded and ridiculous fears, you also have a serious problems
 
Yeah... If he hasn't already, I think that the OP needs to borrow a gun and practice shooting with it for awhile. Once he's good at it, THEN he should teach his GF how to do it as well. If he shows her that he knows what he's doing and that guns aren't as "evil" as she thinks that they are, he shouldn't have any problem getting one on his own.

But, jeez... don't feel that you need to ask for her permission to get one! He's not even married yet, and it seems like she already has his balls in her purse.
 
Originally posted by: ultimatebob
But, jeez... don't feel that you need to ask for her permission to get one! You're not even married yet, and it seems like she already has his balls in her purse.

Exactly. Having to ask someone permission to do something like say, look at pr0n or own a gun is not a healty relationship.
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Atheus
If you like guns more than women you have a serious problem.

if you let women dictate your life over unfounded and ridiculous fears, you also have a serious problems

I'm sure it doesn't seem ridiculous and unfounded to her. Just because you think you're right doesn't mean you actually are, that's why you have to talk to other people, it's called society.
 
why was this even discussed with family?

Most have an adversion to guns. Owning a gun is more or less a personal thing that you really don't want to advertise to most.

It's like those that conceal carry and then get all pissed off to leave a function because someone found out they were carrying. Yeah they are 'legal', but a private function has it's own rules.

All that said most that own guns are probably the worst people to do be able to.
 
Originally posted by: between
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: dahunan
give us some background on the value of this relationship to you and how long you been together etc

If they are just trying to turn you into a super liberal then tell them eff off

Tell them it is either your life or that of the person assaulting you?

At this moment he should know there is NO value to it if she is going to issue ultimatums to control his actions. He needs to buy the gun and if she doesn't want to come over anymore he needs to go find someone else. If he caves to this kind of BS when she is only a GF he will be a complete loser the rest of his life if he ever marries her.

OR you could NOT be a dick, skip the pointless toy, and not make the person you love afraid.

Seriously, you must be pretty insecure to say something like that in this situation. This isn't like she's issuing ultimatums because he wants to eat pizza tonight. He wants to do something that will make her feel unsafe every time she sees him. She has every right to put her foot down about it.

If the op absolutely has to compensate for his penis anxiety, he has every right to leave his gf, but that's HIS necrotic problem, not her's. She's not the bad guy in this situation.

As for reasoning with her, it makes a lot more sense to be worried about an actual inexperienced and self-admitted paranoid guy with a gun in the house than it does to be worried about the possibility of a guy with a gun in the house. Who's being unreasonable again?

thankyou for injecting some smarts into this thread. 🙂
it's also worth pointing out the girlfriend is probably thinking long-term - she is no doubt well aware that children are more likely to die when there are guns in the house - she is probably wondering if it's a smart idea to start a family with a gun nut who is going to place her own children in grave danger.

And thank you for dumbing the thread down even more! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Man up and tell her to piss off. Or, just buy it and refuse to talk to her about it.

None of her business at all.

well it actually is since they are a couple. Whether he chooses to listen or not is up to him.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
My girl was against it, until I was robbed when I slept. Now she is very happy and feels much more safe and knows how to operate them all.

Tell her that if somebody comes in and wants to have their way with her you can't do anything about it. If you are armed, you can.

Solution: OP should hire his friend to "rob" them in their sleep 🙂
 
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