John;
First, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and I sincerely hope she is OK and has gotten the help necessary to deal with the situation. My heart goes out to you and your wife as well as to your daughter. I cannot imagine a more horrible encounter nor a more difficult set of circumstances to have to deal with. Stay strong my friend and our prayers will be with your family.
I have had the opportunity to work with families and individuals who, like your daughter have been the victims of various en sundry attacks. Also some who are or were being stalked and were therefore terrified about the situation and needed help with solutions. So I have heard pleas for assistance just as with you on many, many occasions over the past 25 years.
I am not a doctor, I am a firearms instructor and counselor for LEO and civilian alike and I have been involved with the CCW program in AZ since before it became the law. I guess what I am saying is that I have considerable experience with questions and situations just like yours and I think I may be able to help you with some answers and perhaps not all of them you will agree at least at first blush. But I will not sugar coat anything nor will I attempt to sell a bill of goods.
My first question is why you feel a gun is necessary now? Also, how much experience do you have with forearms and again, how much does your daughter have with guns in general and specifically hand guns?
Where will she keep said gun and what do you feel her primary needs are or will be in the near future?
Do yo or she have experience with the laws in your area concerning the use of firearms in self defense? More importantly do you or she have knowledge of the laws in your area concerning "the use of deadly force"?
The reason that I ask is paramount to deciding not only whether she needs a gun but also what type will be best for her and then the decision concerning caliber will be much easier to formulate. It is not wise at this point to buy a gun especially if it is a "reactionary" decision. Don't get me wrong, I think nearly everyone should have a gun(s) if they want them. But what you are asking is so much more specific and needs careful planning to arrive at the best solution and that will include training and practice and I mean a lot of both.
If you will provide some detail, I will do all that I can to help you with every bit of this and I am certain that you will not be disappointed. I have quite a number of people both men and women whom I have assisted that have had tremendous results and some who have since survived fatal encounters from their experiences. (Including a police officers wife who survived an attempted rape in their home)
If you are not comfortable with all of this on the forum beyond the gun selection, please feel free to PM or e mail me to discuss further it makes no difference to me nor to my help in answering your questions.
but for now, I would advise not buying a gun until you have more information and I would be happy to provide my experience in deciding that, if that remains your only question.
Good luck and God Bless you and your family.
UF
www.caswells.com
www.caswells.com
First, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter and I sincerely hope she is OK and has gotten the help necessary to deal with the situation. My heart goes out to you and your wife as well as to your daughter. I cannot imagine a more horrible encounter nor a more difficult set of circumstances to have to deal with. Stay strong my friend and our prayers will be with your family.
I have had the opportunity to work with families and individuals who, like your daughter have been the victims of various en sundry attacks. Also some who are or were being stalked and were therefore terrified about the situation and needed help with solutions. So I have heard pleas for assistance just as with you on many, many occasions over the past 25 years.
I am not a doctor, I am a firearms instructor and counselor for LEO and civilian alike and I have been involved with the CCW program in AZ since before it became the law. I guess what I am saying is that I have considerable experience with questions and situations just like yours and I think I may be able to help you with some answers and perhaps not all of them you will agree at least at first blush. But I will not sugar coat anything nor will I attempt to sell a bill of goods.
My first question is why you feel a gun is necessary now? Also, how much experience do you have with forearms and again, how much does your daughter have with guns in general and specifically hand guns?
Where will she keep said gun and what do you feel her primary needs are or will be in the near future?
Do yo or she have experience with the laws in your area concerning the use of firearms in self defense? More importantly do you or she have knowledge of the laws in your area concerning "the use of deadly force"?
The reason that I ask is paramount to deciding not only whether she needs a gun but also what type will be best for her and then the decision concerning caliber will be much easier to formulate. It is not wise at this point to buy a gun especially if it is a "reactionary" decision. Don't get me wrong, I think nearly everyone should have a gun(s) if they want them. But what you are asking is so much more specific and needs careful planning to arrive at the best solution and that will include training and practice and I mean a lot of both.
If you will provide some detail, I will do all that I can to help you with every bit of this and I am certain that you will not be disappointed. I have quite a number of people both men and women whom I have assisted that have had tremendous results and some who have since survived fatal encounters from their experiences. (Including a police officers wife who survived an attempted rape in their home)
If you are not comfortable with all of this on the forum beyond the gun selection, please feel free to PM or e mail me to discuss further it makes no difference to me nor to my help in answering your questions.
but for now, I would advise not buying a gun until you have more information and I would be happy to provide my experience in deciding that, if that remains your only question.
Good luck and God Bless you and your family.
UF
www.caswells.com
www.caswells.com