Beat Trash
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- Nov 10, 2008
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For your intended usage, I'd stay with a 9mm.
For the choice of gun, I'd go with a M&P full size 9mm. My first choice would be a Glock 19 or a Glock 17, but there have been too many having issues with some of the parts (extractors) that Glock has redesigned. Older Glock Gen3 guns (before 2010) don't have the newer outsourced parts. These guns, especially the Glock 19 are about as bombproof as it can get.
As for the basic concept? While your idea is noble in it's intent, I feel you'd be doing your family members a better service to try to persuade them to start shooting now. Take them along shooting with you. Convince them of why you feel it's important to have access to a defensive handgun. Have them buy their own gun. That way it'll be available to them for regular practice. And also available should they have need of it.
For the choice of gun, I'd go with a M&P full size 9mm. My first choice would be a Glock 19 or a Glock 17, but there have been too many having issues with some of the parts (extractors) that Glock has redesigned. Older Glock Gen3 guns (before 2010) don't have the newer outsourced parts. These guns, especially the Glock 19 are about as bombproof as it can get.
As for the basic concept? While your idea is noble in it's intent, I feel you'd be doing your family members a better service to try to persuade them to start shooting now. Take them along shooting with you. Convince them of why you feel it's important to have access to a defensive handgun. Have them buy their own gun. That way it'll be available to them for regular practice. And also available should they have need of it.