LGS rant

[Texan Scott]

ad= spontaneous discharge? keep the fingers where they're supposed to be, and try not to drop it; in my experience, neither glocks nor revolvers are in the habit of discharging themselves (i've owned both, and neither has ever gone bang without my input). negligent discharge, on the other hand, might be marginally more difficult with a revolver, but that is not the glock's fault... and perhaps does some injustice to the 'creativeness' of people who treat the trigger as part of a gun's gripping surface. again, this is a training issue - a problem of the shooter, not the gun.

 

[drsfmd]

ad= spontaneous discharge? keep the fingers where they're supposed to be, and try not to drop it; in my experience, neither glocks nor revolvers are in the habit of discharging themselves (i've owned both, and neither has ever gone bang without my input). negligent discharge, on the other hand, might be marginally more difficult with a revolver, but that is not the glock's fault... and perhaps does some injustice to the 'creativeness' of people who treat the trigger as part of a gun's gripping surface. again, this is a training issue - a problem of the shooter, not the gun.

Ok. Negligent Discharge. End result is still the same. We hear about them regularly with Glocks, and VERY rarely with DA revolvers.

 

[Texan Scott]

still not the point... not a problem of the gun... a problem of the shooter, to be trained around. i wouldn't be happy recommending a gun to my daughter because it's 'safer' to handle carelessly. of course, there's nothing wrong with preferring - or even insisting upon - a mechanical safety or particular action type ... it's another layer of protection; why NOT give yourself/ your loved ones every advantage? as long as it's IN ADDITION to proper practice, not a reason to ignore it.

 

[Nushif]

i wouldn't be happy recommending a gun to my daughter because it's 'safer' to handle carelessly.

Well said.

I see two things at play here, but frankly I don't know all the facts:

"I don't trust my daughter to grow into a responsible gun owner, much along the same lines as millions of other responsible gun owners."
"The strange man talked my daughter into something I don't like."

Very natural notions for sure, but she is her own person now that she can buy a handgun, and keep this in mind: The path to becoming a content gun owner rarely seems to involve the perfect gun the first time forever, as recommended by someone else. 8)

 

[Texan Scott]

naaah... it's not about not trusting her (though maybe not trusting anyone ELSE). they don't stay little forever, but good dads don't stop being concerned... i'd think less of him if he did. and for what it's worth, "a strange man talked my daughter into something i don't like" will ALWAYS be bad territory for a dad.

 

[justice06rr]

The LGS employees will always push a certain handgun, but also your daughter is hopefully capable of making her own decision based on her preferences and ability. With enough practice and wrist strengthening, the limp wrist issue will go away. It's mostly a technique correction, and even a smaller/weaker female should be able to correct limpwristing with enough training.

The LC9 is not a bad pistol, and its a better brand than Taurus (not being biased here because I've owned those). But I agree there are better options out there. The trigger isn't really that bad as many people say; its more a preference IMO. there are far worse pistols out there for sure. At least the LC9 is a decent pistol for CC.

 

[TarDevil]

She's got a 19 mo son, plans to carry in a thigh holster during the summer and wants that extra layer of safety.

I'm thinking some of you may have missed this point.

 

[Guillermo]

She did somewhat promise me to try, if possible, to rent the LC9 before she closes the deal

I would help make that happen with ANY gun she wants.