As the title says, this is the final push needed for me to own a gun. We live in a relatively safe area and even though I’ve never been against owning a gun, I’ve never felt the need to get one. My wife who is very middle of the road politically wants us to get one now too, but we’ve never owned one before, so I have questions! You are all like family and I trust your opinions:
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Forgive me, I don’t know much (Especially terms), but we’d probably want a pistol. Any recommendations for someone brand new to firearms?
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What is the process like to acquire 1, especially in Commiefornia?
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We would want to be safe, learn about how to safely shoot it, and go to a range to get lessons. Is it as simple as calling ahead of time and just bringing your gun in?
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Any other tips for a noob?
Thanks fam!
Here’s some additional things you should start doing immediately (while you wait for permits etc).
Get signed up for safety classes. There are classes that outline your states specific laws as well as demonstrating the basics of gun safety. If you have never been around guns (and aren’t in a circle of friends that own guns), having this kind of hands on experience by someone who can teach is invaluable.
Second. If you are going to use your gun for home defense, do a few walkthroughs of your house, pointing your hands like you had a gun. What are you pointing at? What’s behind the wall you are pointing at? Are you pointing at your neighbors house? If you are on the second floor, is your kid’s playround underneath you if you are pointing the gun down? Muzzle awareness is the single most important safety measure (there are 4 basic rules, this being 2 of them, don’t point at things you aren’t willing to destroy, know you’re target and what’s behind and around it), it’s something you need to practice. You will be responsible for every bullet leaving your gun, and doing this exercise might help you decide the kind of gun and ammo you want.
Wish I could upvote this more than once
Also, keep your booger hook off the bang switch until you are ready to fire
And the reason you do is this is because even a 22LR can penetrate several walls of a house while retaining deadly force.
This is why people favor fat little hollowpoints like 45ACP.
Indeed, What I find hilarious is the trend of getting subsonic 5.56 so they can be tacticool with a suppressed AR..Not realizing that the lethality of the 5.56 is due to the velocity, subsonic 5.56 is just 22lr..
This is some excellent advice...