For Father's day, I forced persuaded the Mrs. to go shooting with me. This was only the second time she's ever fired a gun and, being a semi-hoplophobe, she was a bit nervous.

I rented a Glock 26 subcompact 9mm for her since my 10 is just too much boom for her. She did well, hitting the target every time, even if not dead center. A gentlemen next to us let her fire his Kimber 1911 and she didn't care for that at all (I, on the other hand loved it).

She had a good time, and like every time she goes to the gun store with me, got all glossy eyed over some of the firearms. She liked the look of a Beretta Tomcat in .32 Auto since it looked more like something she could handle. So, I've got to figure out a way to get one on 'loan' and let her shoot it a bit.

My overall goal is to remove the fear she has of firearms. I'd love for her to become comfortable enough to get her CCW, but I'm not sure that's ever going to happen. But just to get her to not fear an inanimate object, well, that's something that's happening right now.

Besides, a woman shooting a firearm is just plain f*cking sexy.

Oh, she learned that she is much more comfortable (and accurate) in the Isosceles stance