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I guess I need glasses. When I first glanced at the subject line, I thought it said "Want to buy my wife?" Nevermind...

First, I agree that your wife should pick out her own carry weapon. Let her try an array of weapons before deciding on one.

Don't automatically discount the semi-automatics. While revolvers are simple, they're not always the best choice for a woman. Give her some credit. Most women can learn to effectively operate many semi-automatics with just a little training. My wife carries a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm compact. It's much like a Glock, but comes with three interchangeable grip inserts so she can adjust the grip size.

My wife is the Texas State Coordinator for SAS (Second Amendment Sisters). They held a Lady's Shoot this past weekend where we taught 23 women to shoot. We had a large selection of handguns to choose from. Most women wanted to start with the small revolvers (S&W Airweight) because they were intimidated by the semi-automatics. After shooting the little Airweight, we moved them to a Glock or S&W M&P. It took a little getting used to, but the vast majority of them shot much better with the semi-auto, and enjoyed shooting it much better than the small revolvers. Some of the women didn't have enough hand strength to operate the semi-autos, but that was rare.

We should be putting together a similar Lady's Shoot in the Houston area in another month or so.