Cultural differences I guess but I’m unsure what that comment is supposed to allude?

People take it as the dad getting final approval…

But it’s also about guys that won’t take no for an answer.

So really, the answer OP is probably looking for is:

I’ll get her a gun when she’s ready to shoot it herself.

But the fucked up reality is, some people are going to be interested in someone’s daughter before she’s old enough to shoot her own gun.

It’s less about viewing your daughter as your own property, and more understanding that a lot of really shitty people already consider your daughter property, and don’t see “theft” as a deal breaker.

Most men honestly never have to think like a woman/girl has to until they have a daughter.

And for women/girls, the world is a hell of a lot more dangerous than for a man/boy.

OP really should have talked to his wife before random people on the internet. There’s a valuable conversation here