On this topic, I do not own any firearms (age 14...Yes..) but I have shot 40.Cal, 9mm, and .22 cal on various occasions. I look foward to getting a 9mm, (Preferable a SigSaur, if anyone is thinking about getting a pistol, they are suprior weapons, made in Europe and many police agencys are phasing out the old 9mm Beretta (plauged with jams, problems, etc.) with the models P226, and P229 which are also avaliable in Civilian models).