DonNikmare
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A friend of mine at work(hospital) is getting devorced and children have or are about to 'fly away from the nest' so she'll be home alone in a big house with two dogs and a sock full of marbles. Dogs are great but, as I and several other co-workers convinced her today, not enough.
It was pretty funny. I work with mostly Nurses and therapists and it turns out most of them have a gun or two at home for self-defense One after the other said stuff like: "Oh yeah, I have a ...357, .22, .380, .38, etc." But hey, it's Texas One Nurse said: "Well, you know, I really don't like guns but we have to have one for..., you know, defending my family."
A former army guy, who is partially responsible for getting me into guns, started it all off by saying "You have to get a gun now. It's what they call "the great equalizer."
My friend, a meek catholic Nurse, responded by declaring: "Oh, a gun?!? I would never have a gun in my house! I have a sock full of marbles under my bed. I got that idea from watching Oprah one time...I'll just swing it like this over my head." Priceless!
After she endured a couple of hours of marble and CSI related jokes and some more exegesis on "the great equalizer" concept she started to come around, got this really serious thoughtful look on her face as if she was imagining all the horrible things that could happen to her and finally said: "Well, I'll have to think and pray about it some more but what gun do you think I should get...and will you show me how to shoot it?"
I recommeded a .357 revolver loaded with .38 ammo and pointed out the benefits of the set up but promised that I would ask here so that if she continues to want one she gets the best possible set up for her.
She would not be able to comfortably pull the slide of a semi so let's stick with revolvers. She will not CCW so it'll stricktly be a home gun.
What would you recommend?
Please give me some ideas of what brand/model, barrel length, and related pricing info if you know it.
Nik
It was pretty funny. I work with mostly Nurses and therapists and it turns out most of them have a gun or two at home for self-defense One after the other said stuff like: "Oh yeah, I have a ...357, .22, .380, .38, etc." But hey, it's Texas One Nurse said: "Well, you know, I really don't like guns but we have to have one for..., you know, defending my family."
A former army guy, who is partially responsible for getting me into guns, started it all off by saying "You have to get a gun now. It's what they call "the great equalizer."
My friend, a meek catholic Nurse, responded by declaring: "Oh, a gun?!? I would never have a gun in my house! I have a sock full of marbles under my bed. I got that idea from watching Oprah one time...I'll just swing it like this over my head." Priceless!
After she endured a couple of hours of marble and CSI related jokes and some more exegesis on "the great equalizer" concept she started to come around, got this really serious thoughtful look on her face as if she was imagining all the horrible things that could happen to her and finally said: "Well, I'll have to think and pray about it some more but what gun do you think I should get...and will you show me how to shoot it?"
I recommeded a .357 revolver loaded with .38 ammo and pointed out the benefits of the set up but promised that I would ask here so that if she continues to want one she gets the best possible set up for her.
She would not be able to comfortably pull the slide of a semi so let's stick with revolvers. She will not CCW so it'll stricktly be a home gun.
What would you recommend?
Please give me some ideas of what brand/model, barrel length, and related pricing info if you know it.
Nik