Your friend is not exactly unarmed packing a .22 revolver. Bad guys don’t want to get shot. They are looking for a victim, not a fight. Avoid the little dinky ones and get a mid sized gun. Have her get comfortable and confident with it. Eventually, she’ll be able to upsize it. In the meantime she’ll be no one to trifle with!
Edited to add: I’ve owned a Smith M&P Compact .22LR. It wasn’t a target gun but was very reliable and fun to shoot. I don’t think no booger man would want to go up against it.
Last edited by WMR; 03/01/23.
