Posted on 08/24/2020 7:32:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
My sister just turned 67 and wants to purchase a pistol for self-defense.
I do not think she has ever fired a weapon before in her life. She is sufficiently concerned about the crap going on that she wants to be able to defend herself. She works in downtown Baltimore and commutes from her home in suburban Maryland between Baltimore, Wash DC, and Annapolis.
What do the FR firearms experts recommend for the pistol, ammunition, and training? How do you evaluate trainers and their training programs? What do you look for?
Granny doing
Head Shots,
Makes Me SMILE!
Why not get yourself a Ruger LCR .22LR? That way it’s not her gun. And then let her “borrow” it. I’ve known several people who went to the .22 as they got older, and it’s an excellent self-defense choice for many people.
And possibly putting it in the hands of a criminal is where it goes from there....
“Why not get yourself a Ruger LCR .22LR?”
My thoughts exactly. Probably easier to get her to the range then.
I remember a giant of a man killed with a .22, here in town Granted, it was fired from a rifle.
I know a woman that bought an LCP in .380. She hated it. It hurt to practice with it.
Satire and reality have been on a collision course for a while, now.
All well and good, unless/until the purse is snatched. If it stops there, and the perp runs away, that’s good for the carrier. But the best case scenario is that you’ve armed a purse snatcher, who probably has other criminal proclivities.
It’s California.
If she is in California, like ProtectOurFreedom, (original poster), it will be nearly impossible to get a carry permit.
That is an interesting observation; I had not thought of that before. I like that idea.
For low recoil, a 4” instead of a 2” barrel works wonders.
Exactly right. I think she perceives two potential problems:
1) mobs in Baltimore on her way to or from work and
2) mobs moving into their nice suburban tract.
I agree that a gun is not necessarily the solution to either problem. You might shoot one of the mob trying to drag you from your car, but they would be so hopped-up at losing one of their own they would probably beat you to death. You are probably better off trying to drive out of the mob situation.
And, for #2, the mobs won't always back off like they did for the McCloskeys in St. Louis. Normally, when you kill the leaders, the rest of the mob will back off, but I'm not sure that will work for these BLM mobs. Drop a couple of them in the front and the rest will attack you like a pile of zombies.
Maybe a .22 or .25 might be better for her.
“All well and good, unless/until the purse is snatched.”
Great point but I didn’t say keep it in your purse. A holster or pocket works well for that weapon.
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Frankly, I don’t think she has it in her to pull the trigger. More the type to torture one man for 40 years than kill a stranger, outright. As rarely as she leaves the house, she probably has little to fear.
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