A Medium framed 4 inch bbl'ed 38 with Crimson Trace Lazergips is the way to go. Your thoughts in your original post are spot on. Too light or too short of a barrel and the recoil as well as difficulty to hit for a newbie are going to dissuade her. Any K or L Frame 38 specail, and there are a PILE of them for sale right now, with said lazer grip is going to be spot on for the purposes and parameters outlined.
No semi autos, no 32's and no mini guns need apply in this case for what you have stated, and the comments in the original post made much sense.
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