The best advice he gives is to start with a small caliber firearm. A friend of mine has .22 short pistol, that actually features a flip-up barrel that I try to borrow when I'm teaching. The barrel means you don't have to wrack the slide to load a round in the chamber to start. The spring isn't all that strong, but people, women, with small hands, can struggle with that when they are scared of the gun to begin with. Failing that, you can usually rent a .22 long rifle target pistol at the local range.
And while I know you love your polymer everyday carry pistol. A solid piece of metal, like .38 special revolver or a 1911 semi-auto, has less recoil. Recoil matters, when you are dealing with new shooters who are scared.
DO NOT - and yes, I have seen this done - hand someone a .44 magnum snubbie - as the first gun you are going to have them shoot. 1. It isn't funny. 2. they will hate guns and vote against everything gun owners want and need for the rest of their lives, all because you acted like an idiot. Maybe you aren't acting. Handle the situation like a sane adult. I know it is hard; make an effort to at least pretend to be a sane adult.
This is Colion Noir's video Taking An Anti-Gun New Yorker & Brit Shooting For The First Time
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