My 70 year old mother...her mind is made up--she is going to buy a gun to shoot burglars with.
...She is not terribly likely to carry concealed (but she already went and got her CPL, just in case), and she will likely practice about once a year or less...
Since she has prepared herself for concealed carry, doesn't plan on getting into the shooting sports, and wants this solely for personal protection, I have to go w/ a S&W J-frame stainless 5-shot hammerless revolver in .38Spl. Hammerless, so it wouldn't snag, getting it out of her purse or coat pocket, possibly causing unintended firing; less places for purse/pocket debris to jam; and so that the manual of arms is as simple as it can get: A--pull the trigger...
The utmost in dependability and simplicity.
