Nervous About Purchasing Your First Gun? Approach It Like a New Pair of Shoes.

By Jenn Jacques

Recently, we received a message on the Bearing Arms Facebook page I’d like to address here. The message started out, “Hey I’m looking to get a Kimber 9mm for my fiancé as her first firearm…”

WHOA. Stop right there, mister.

Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with his statement?

That’s right: YOU don’t pick the gun, the gun picks YOU.

My response to the message was simple: “Let her pick her own gun. Get her a gift certificate to a gun range where she can rent handguns before she buys one to test what works best for her”. This stock answer works whether you’re talking about a 63-year-old woman or an 18-year-old man.

Coincidentally, I also got a text from a friend last night that read, “Finally got my conceal carry permit!!!!! Wondering if you had any suggestions on what to buy!?”

While I am completely humbled and excited to be asked to be a part of such an important purchase, my response is some variation of what I said in response to the message on Bearing Arms.

This time, it was: “Go to a gun range where you can TRY guns BEFORE you buy them. Start by identifying how you want to carry, then pick something …Read the Rest

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