[marktwain]

A good way to get the basic safety rules to a large number of people!

[justlurking]

It's a good article, and I have to give credit to her editor.

I've done exactly the same thing for a number of people, but my technique is a bit different -- because I don't own a .22 handgun.

I always start people with a revolver. It's heavy, but is easy to control. It's easy to operate, and I use it to make sure they are holding it correctly. I've seen novices hurt themselves badly because they forgot the slide on a semi-auto slams back when you fire.

[Last Dakotan]

...he hid it from us and never talked about it. I only know that he had it because as a kid, I found a revolver under the driver’s car seat.

That's just stupid in so many ways. Both access and knowledge need to be age appropriate for children.

[deoetdoctrinae]

I have enjoyed reading about her progess. This series would be very informative reading for total novices to gun ownership.

[libstripper]

She still needs to learn more about ammunition components. The objects she refers to as “bullets” are actually cartridges. It’s only the thingey that comes out of the muzzle that’s a “bullet.”

[paul51]

maybe someone can teach her the difference between bullets and cartridges

[andy58-in-nh]

It is both fascinating and irritating to learn of the immense obstacles placed in the way of handgun ownership by law-abiding citizens in Washington, DC.

Now that the Supreme Court (In Heller) has struck down D.C.'s law making self-defense with a handgun in one's own home nearly impossible, it seems that the District has endeavored to make the ownership process as difficult as possible. The words "shall not be infringed" within the 2nd Amendment do have real meaning and in my view must be read as incorporated into state law as well.

I can only contrast the author's experiences dealing with obstacle after obstacle (17 steps) to obtain a handgun ownership license - much less a concealed carry permit - with my own experience in New Hampshire, where no ownership licenses are required. And all that is required for concealed carry is a simple, single-page application along with $10 to your town's Chief of Police. Within 10 days (usually sooner), you must be issued a permit, or else denied only for a very specific set of public safety reasons.

NH law has also been amended recently to allow for concealed or open carry nearly anywhere in the state, and may well be amended further to remove the need for concealed carry registration entirely (as is presently the case in VT, AK and AZ). And I dare say our city streets are a good deal safer than those in Washington... or Chicago or Philadelphia or New York, for that matter.

[VeniVidiVici]

Oh, c'mon now! How can we have an Emily Miller thread without any pics?