Most of the people in the industry, from presidents of firearms manufacturers down to the counter clerks, are men; most of the writers in the firearms press are men; most of the articles they write are aimed at men; most of the readers of gun magazines are men; and most guns are designed by men, for men; and virtually all of the top defensive shooting trainers are men.
But a funny thing has happened over the past few decades: more women are looking at firearms in an objective light, coming to the understanding that a legally possessed firearm is the best tool to give them parity in a life-threatening attack by a much larger, much stronger male.
...Over on my gun blog I've written about this phenomenon many times, and each time present the same opinion: the snubnose revolver, particularly the lightweight versions, aren't beginner's guns; they're expert's guns, and we should never saddle a shooter with one unless he or she knows exactly what they're in for.
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