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In response to "i'm thinking about using some of my tax returns to buy my first handgun, but don't know much about them,... what kind of handgun would ST suggest? -- nm" by durwood

Go to a shooting range that rents guns...

Posted by Old Antarctic Explorer (aka KiwiPrincess) Feb 16 '09, 14:49

....and practice with several kinds.

Remember when you pull the trigger that potentially you're ending a life.

You might want to reconsider your impulse and buy a book instead.

My father was a gun collector, and I alone, from a family of five children, was not involved in some kind of serious, traumatic shooting accident. Lucky me, eh?

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I would not buy a book instead. If someone breaks into your house, a book doesn't really stop them. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 14:50 4
- And every time you buy a book, you're potentially ending a tree. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 14:52
- okay, a baseball bat -- nm - Old Antarctic Explorer Feb 16, 14:51
- Blunt objects can be weapons, too. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 14:51 1
  - "Stop, or I'll puff" -- nm - Guy si with his blunt object Feb 16, 14:52

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