Yep-— you’re right. I need to but no desire to do it. Since I travel by plane on business a lot and when I get home my interests lie elsewhere. But I need to learn and to shoot a damn gun but with proper training. Then to practice it afterwards. I think I asked a stupid question to begin with.
If you really don’t feel the desire to do it, let it go and take your chances. Traveling and flying and all the different jurisdictions can be time consuming to say the least. If no desire to deal with it. Don’t. Not a stupid question at all.
No such thing as a stupid question. FreeRepublic is a good place to get gun advice. You may get some silly ones like “ get a 50 cal pistol but the silly remarks are all in good fun. Personally when I first fired a 40 caliber it felt like it had a sharp kick. You may experience different results. If you ever decide you want to switch calibers, consider a 9mm for the lower recoil and often higher capacity. Regardless of what firearms you have, get lots of extra ammo I.e at least 500 rounds full metal jacket and at least 200 rounds hollowpoints . 5 extra magazines also. You need a pistol cleaning kit. It might seem excessive, but it’s a good start. Once you get shooting and start enjoying it, you’ll make time for it. Anyway that’s my 2 cents.
I’ve actually started taking mine on trips when visiting states that recognize Nevada CCW. My Utah is pending and planning a trip up to Oregon to get theirs soon. Too bad none cover for trips to nearby Kalifornia.