I have been "trained" by my dad for years who has taken multiple handgun and handgun self defense classes which is why I feel comfortable enough buying a gun before classes. I am certainly going to take classes in the near future. I know how to completely take apart and clean it properly as well. So I'm not just a kid buying a gun because I can (not that you were trying to say that about me, just reassuring my knowledge and experience with guns).

On the topic of trying out guns, we are going Friday to shoot with my dad's buddy. I'll be shooting a glock 17, 19, 21, 30, kel-380, a second 380, Taurus pt-809, and a couple others.