For the Firearms guys

semtex

You want to have one in your home for protection? Hmm....I have a loaded gun in every room in my house. Guess that's a bit of overkill, huh?

In all seriousness though, you might also want to take a look at the Sig P226. It's a 9mm, shoots very smoothly recoil-wise (which is important for a beginner), and it's good quality. Glocks are good too as far as economical and reliable guns go, but the lack of a manual safety or heavy DA trigger on Glocks makes me a little nervous when it comes to novice gun owners. Another nice thing about Sigs is that they usually ship with night sights standard. You can get Glocks with night sights, but they usually ship without them. I wouldn't bother with a .22 for defense.

Here's a link for the Sig 226: http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/Sho...7&productid=90

__________________
"There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna
316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) | 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10)
Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.