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Purplehood wrote:

74novaman wrote: I took her from California born, Colorado raised "guns are scary"

Wow, you just described my life perfectly. Born in Sacramento, raised in Colorado. However, I didn't know I was raised in a "guns are scary" state. I used to walk around town carrying long rifles (Parachute/Grand Valley).

Did you grow up the child of dyed in the wool hippies? I know colorado is fairly pro gun, but the bigger cities (Denver and Ft. Collins specifically) have a LOT of California imports. That was where she spent most of her time.

To everyone else, thanks for all the suggestions. I'm not pushing her on this, but we are going to get some pepper spray tonight at the least. Anything is better than nothing. She told me she's thinking about a beginners class, so I'll just let her think on it for a while.

Before I begin, this lady has made a ton of progress. I took her from California born, Colorado raised "guns are scary" to understanding why I carry and respecting that decision (even agreeing with me money should be in the budget for monthly range time).

She understands the need for self defense (we even took some krav maga classes together) but the one time we went to the range, she cried when she tried to shoot. (my fault, we should have started with a .22 rifle instead of a 9mm pistol) She basically decided that I would be carrying, so why does she need a gun?

This morning, the office she works in was broken into around 6am. She is usually the first one there at 7am and works for 30-45 minutes before anyone else comes in. It looks like an inside job because he knew which doors had alarms and avoided them. Though she was there after he left and was not hurt at all, this is not a situation that makes me happy.

I told her we were lucky he picked 6am when he knew no one was there than 7 am where he could have caught her alone. Now question time:

1) Shes small. 5 feet tall, right weight for her height. I know people say anything less than .38 is no good for self defense, but at this point I feel the rules for a gunfight apply more..specifically rule #1: have a gun. Would you feel comfortable sending your loved one out with a mouse gun if that was the only thing she'd carry?

2) If we do go with a mouse gun, recommendations for calibers/models?

3)If no gun will work, any other suggestions? I've thought of maybe a CO2 powered pellet or bb gun? they hurt like heck, better than nothing perhaps?

Any suggestions on how to handle the situation to make her safe besides "tell her to man up and learn to shoot a .45" is appreciated.

Thanks.