[petro45acp]

Check out the Kahr CW9. They are:

Made in America,
Grip size is small (single stack, 7 rounds),
Trigger pull is very light,
No safeties to manipulate (safe action striker fired)
Reasonably priced,
Once broken in, goes bang EVERY time.

Only comes with one magazine, so if one needs more, find them.

[Chickensoup]

I gather one cannot purchase over the internet.