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govnor wrote:My woman is 5'8" and weighs about a buck thirty five.

Lest you incur the wrath of some amazing shootists, I'll apologize on your behalf to the fine ladies who frequent this Forum. One is IDPA five-gun classified. You do not want to get her angry.

HankB wrote:Let's see, how can I put this delicately . . . I believe every law-abiding person ought to be able to have a firearm, but if your friend's neighbor is so strapped for cash he can't even afford a modestly-priced handgun without a payment plan, he probably won't be able to afford practicing with it, which I consider essential . . .

A handgun IS a valuable piece of safety equipment, but you have to learn how & when to use it - it's not a magic talisman that automatically makes you safe just because you have it.

Sage advice. Especially if your friend is looking to borrow your pistol for CHL, then find a way to buy his own after the plastic arrives weeks later. If figuring out how to own a modestly-priced handgun eight weeks from now is an issue, he will absolutely, positively, not be able to buy ammo and pay range fees to shoot it.

I agree with others. Save the CHL fee and buy a decent shotgun. Your friend will be hundreds of dollars ahead, will have a better home-defense instrument, and it will be one he doesn't need to to spend many hours and a lot of money to practice in order to be adequately proficient.