She would probably be all right, especially if she’s able to handle a shotgun. I’m 5’3” and I don’t have any problems with it.
Besides, it’ll make her smile when she shoots it. :-)
It's one thing to own and shoot a gun on the range. It's another thing to use it to shoot another human up close and personal, with little or no anticipation of self-recrimination oi legal after-effects.
Take George Zimmerman, for instance --