a purse designed for the pistol would be fantastic, but I think a girl at her age would probably not go that route. This is why I say revolver, and I don't believe that her father would ever let her just dump a revolver in her purse without being in a holster. There's a lot going on inside of a purse a lot of things floating around to catch on a trigger.dirt and debris which are always floating around in a woman's purse :-)play havoc on semiautomatics even inside of a holster hence the revolver. At 5 foot and 100 pounds if she had a revolver with a heavy trigger pull she would most likely need to have a trigger job.
A purse designed for a pistol has a dedicated compartment for the gun so nothing extra is it & it positioned for an easy withdrawal & access.
This is the one that my wide is using & besides the fact that it works for carrying, it's probably her favorite purse.
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Montana West Gun Purse 
