[justlurking]

Are you a novice handgun shooter?

If so, the Glock 19 is probably your best choice. It's very easy to operate. Just be sure to carry it in a holster that covers the trigger guard.

[Don Myers]

The guy is a novice, and you are suggesting a glock. Do you have something against him?

[newwahoo]

"Are you a novice handgun shooter?

If so, the Glock 19 is probably your best choice. It's very easy to operate. Just be sure to carry it in a holster that covers the trigger guard."

I am. What worries me about the Glock is the though of somebody getting it from me and just pulling the trigger. A more difficult weapon to use may take more time for me to find a comfort level but a criminal might be less able to use it against me as well.

Your opinion is noted and appreciated. The Glock does seem to have a great repuation for ease of use and reliability that I find very tempting.

[TJFLSTRAT]

If your a novice shooter, a semi auto may not be the best weapon for you, since a lack of rigidity while shooting may cause the shooters arm to absorb some of the recoil, and thus the cartridge may not completly be ejected {stove piping}. My advice , is go with a snub nosed .357 revolver, and if you must use a semi auto, get one without a manual safty, go with a Glock, or a H & K P7M8 . The H & K P7M8 has a unique "squeeze cocker" , where a lever on the front of the butt, must be squeezed before the gun can fire. So here you have a semi auto that can be drawn and fired with one motion, as well as a weapon that cant be fired by a small child.