WAVERLY, Iowa --- The sound --- a sharp, short crack --- evoked a range of reactions. There were startled jumps from the inexperienced and subtle twitches from seasoned hands. For them, the sound of a .380 shell being expended wasn't unusual. Waverly native Jean Doeppke then fired four more rounds at a paper target. Afterward, Doeppke wasn't sure how well she did. It was her first time shooting her new handgun, which she bought at a sports shop in Waverly. The decision to buy the gun wasn't hard. "I just took off and decided I'd get me a little handgun,"...