Ya know, that thought did cross my mind. It's weird; I feel like some sort of miscreant for even thinking about exercising my Constitional right.
"A .22 is a great way to start. You may want to give some thought to starting with a rifle rather than a pistol. Pistols are, by nature, less accurate than rifles."
Yeah... I don't mind a challenge though. This is actually what is steering me towards a .22 pistol - from what I've read, a .22 is supposed to be pretty easy for a newbie to develop accuracy with, by virtue of its light weight, light trigger pull, and soft recoil. Plus, that Beretta looks cool with a scope. ;-)
"And yes, you should join the NRA. In fact, do that right now."
I just did. NRA owes you a commission for a new member referral. :-)