..buying a gun for a lady is like going to buy her a pair of shoes...regardless of what "you" or any of "us" think...it's going to be wrong. Because if you don't know her well enough to already know what she should have none of us are going to be able to tell you either....because we don't know her at all.
So instead of wasting money on "hardware" get her some "software" like a NRA Basic Pistol class and then she can make an informed decision and then you can buy her the right gun the first time as a graduation gift.
And having taught NRA Basic Pistol and Personal Protection classes since 1991 I can tell you that the women who have introduced themselves have ALL had the wrong guns bought for them...
Bob
