The question, however, regards first time buyers with low motivation to learn about their guns.
They arent any better off with a revolver.
I know from personal experience teaching folks that this is not the case. Instruction in safe handling of a semiauto is a lot more involved than with a double action revolver. There are simply more variables and safety concerns, with a semiauto, for the low-motivated first-time shooter, than is the case with a double action revolver.
The high motivated learner, with a high interest in firearms, is a different case. The difference in that case might be a bit narrower.
