re: Concealed carry permit

Go to outdoor board make friends buy beers ask them to take you out shooting not in that order.
You will find something you feel comfortable with many gun ranges rent guns.
Range time
NRA gun safety course
Range time
Repeat
Take your time understand the implications of killing someone or being killed by your own gun by someone else that takes it from you etc...
Then take cc class
If you have never been around firearms take your time we all want more responsible gun owners that are educated on gun safety this includes your ENTIRE household you live with. There is no such thing as an accidental shooting you pull the trigger the gun will fire & can destroy, kill whatever it is pointed at. Take your time read up on a few cc handbooks, awareness & avoidance is something you can start practicing today without a gun.