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Originally Posted by irman
I am planning to purchase a small handgun for personal protection.
What is a good one to start with, take some instructional lessons and start learning how to fire a gun at a supervised gun range.
TIA
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personal protection means you are contemplating killing a prospective perp/human being.
Your biggest hurdle is not which gun, you need to be mentally prepared to shoot a human being and live with the legal and personal consequences.
Under what very specific conditions will you pull the trigger?
Attitude, attitude, attitude! along with bullet construction!
Will you face down an armed drug crazed perp at close range?
Do you need a 45 auto or a 22lr like the Navy seals might use?
Brandishing a firearm under certain conditions may result in a felony charge.
Handle an empty firearm continuously while watching a football game, to be familiar with how it works w/o thinking about it.
Shoot regularly, learn anatomy.
A firearm is never unloaded even after you unload and clear it.