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Do lots of homework and soul searching before you buy a Taurus. You probably don't buy cheap tires, doorlocks or other important items, so don't cut any corners on a handgun.
I think you're right Stephen, after the comments on here I will probably stay away from the Taurus.
A little background. One of the reasons I have not had firearms in the last 15 years or so is because up until last Friday I have had pretty big dogs in the house. In the last two weeks I put 2 dogs down because they had cancer. Sam and Annie ( Black Labs) were my early warning system.(I don't do well with alarms, I forget the codes, set them off accidently etc.) Also most burglars won't mess with a house when they hear a large dog inside. Of course if burglars ever got in, my dogs would have probably let them have the run of the house and lick them goodbye. I'm just feeling a little vulnerable right now. Home robberies are not uncommon in Tulsa. Recently,one just occured a couple miles from here where some thugs came in the back door of the house of an elderly couple and sent the husband to the hospital. I know...why not get another dog. I'm just not ready now because I'm still a little raw emotionally. Plus while in the service and after I enjoyed target practice and going in to the woods of Colorado and plinking, and I am not really a hunter. Haven't done that since HS. Like Doug and JC said, shooting can be fun like any other sport.
Sorry for your loss, Labs are great dogs and so loveable. I found it helpful to go to shelters and play with the dogs there. I ended up adopting one just a few days after I lost my last one.(I wasn't looking to adopt, just trying to comfort myself.) I hadn't even looked at her really but she broke out of her cage and then out of the room she was in and came out and sat right down next to me. How could I not take her home.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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