If you’re a complete novice take a CC course that includes actual shooting. Always keep the end with the hole pointed away from yourself for starters. :{)
Yep-— you’re right. I need to but no desire to do it. Since I travel by plane on business a lot and when I get home my interests lie elsewhere. But I need to learn and to shoot a damn gun but with proper training. Then to practice it afterwards. I think I asked a stupid question to begin with.