My vote is for a Ruger stainless auto 22, followed up by a 9mm, 40 D&W or 45 ACP.
The important thing to remember though, is that if you take care of your gun, and presumably don’t wear it out ... There is almost no depreciation.
Nearly all of the guns I have owned for 10+ years, I can sell for more than the purchase price.
Any other hobby loses tons of money to depreciation ..... not guns though .... Many people value older guns more than newer ones.
Enjoy, and welcome to the club.
http://qcode.us/codes/riverton/
No person shall carry, within the city, a deadly or dangerous weapon concealed on or about his or her person unless they are a peace officer, a person holding a valid concealed weapons permit, or persons in compliance with Wyoming State Statute 6-8-104.
Any person who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), up to six months in jail or both.
(Ord. 11-007 § 1, 2011; Ord. 02-006 § 8, 2002; Ord. 98-007 § 53, 1998; prior code § 16-108)