re: My Daughter Wants Some Home Protection

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You've seen too many movies.

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My biggest pet peeve in movies. Such a tired cliché.

Tell her to move somewhere that votes 75% red and she'll be safe enough to not have to worry about needing a gun.

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wacked-out screaming liberal

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On second thought, let her and her voting habits stay where she's at

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I told her to buy a semi-automatic youth model 20 gauge shotgun. My reasoning is that the size would be easier for a woman to handle and it would not kick too badly. Also it would be easier to just pull the trigger when she wants to fire it without having to pump out the spent shell.

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I'd go pistol over shotgun, especially if she has no prior firearm experience. If she ever had to use it, I think a handgun would be a lot easier to handle than a long gun for someone inexperienced and in a moment of fear. Probably 380 or 9mm. Tell her to go to a gun shop that has an indoor range. They'll probably have some models she can try out before she buys and can give her some hands on lessons with the basics.

But she needs to make several range trips to practice and get comfortable with it. And then continue visiting the range every so often to stay in practice.


ETA: I can't stress this enough....but if she has kids in the house, make sure that gun is locked up where its inaccessible to the kids. There's plenty of small safes that'll fit inside a nightstand drawer and have biometric or keypad locks that'll still allow for quick access in a moment of need, while keeping the gun safe from kids getting to it.

3-4" barrel .38 revolver chambered with hollow points.

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Its like tv shows where they chamber a round before doing something.

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Because that sound..is scary


People complicate this way too much though, get her a revolver, I doubt she is going to the range to practice all the time. She needs something simple thats not going to malfunction in the big moment

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Tell her to ask her husband.

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The husband knowingly married a liberal woman who wouldn't allow him to have a gun. He's probably a pussy that wouldn't have a clue.

I was thinking 10/22 also, easy to shoot, light, short and it won’t scare her.

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Tell her to ask her husband. She isn't your problem anymore. What else is there to the story you aren't telling us?

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She probably married someone afraid to carry a pocket knife, let alone own a gun.

IF you really think that arming a "whacked-out screaming liberal" is necessary, your choice in a firearm is not bad. But even this simple system requires skilled training.
So who will train such a person?

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Don’t raise liberals by leaving it to chance.

That’s your mistake. And probably not recoveraable from

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Sad how OP is talking negatively about daughter, then comments like yours. This is his daughter for christ sake. Sums up everything Tigerdroppings is in a nutshell.

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12 gauge pump with 000 buck. She only has to shoot it once

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