Yes, and almost any handgun will serve to stop a predatory black bear attack.
They often approach the “prey” carefully and cautiously, giving plenty of opportunity to use a handgun to stop them.
Any bear that openly approaches humans closer then 30 feet is dangerous and should not be tolerated.
They have become acclimated to humans and pose a real danger.
I camped and hiked in that exact area,
Walked into a nice clearing which
had felled trees that appeared
To Be “Cat Scratch Posts.”
I skeedaddled!
We have black bears here in north Jersey and NY; when we’d camp in either the winter or early spring we had to be most careful. Ageing bears that hadn’t eaten enough to hibernate through the winter would emerge early, starving to death; they’d eat anything.