Bought my first handgun back in June. Where to go from here?

[thatworthlessmale04]

I'm thinking of waiting until a couple of years from now before I make my first attempt. I have already held it against my temple before (it was fully unloaded): It felt so weird. Like, holy shit. I felt the nerves endings in my fingers tingling.

So now that I finally have a gun, where should I go from here? I'm a 21 year old black guy, just for reference. I am the stereotypical fatherless, emotionally immature black American guy, so that should help somewhat in giving me advice on what angles to properly hold the gun at and everything.

 

[VoidButterfly]

I'd say if you're planning on sticking around for a couple of years, those couple of years should be your focus rather than the gun. You got your way out if you need it, live like the next two years are your last, take risks on changing things, see if you can find a reason to live in those years. If it comes to it in a couple of years hopefully you'll have less regrets.

 

[Zardoz]

I'm thinking of waiting until a couple of years from now before I make my first attempt. I have already held it against my temple before (it was fully unloaded): It felt so weird. Like, holy shit. I felt the nerves endings in my fingers tingling.

So now that I finally have a gun, where should I go from here? I'm a 21 year old black guy, just for reference. I am the stereotypical fatherless, emotionally immature black American guy, so that should help somewhat in giving me advice on what angles to properly hold the gun at and everything.

I've never owned or shot a real gun, but I understand that shooting into the temple can go wrong. The "flinch" response can cause you to blow the top/side of your head off, or take your eyes out (I have seen a TV documentary/news story about someone who did this). And survive. Not good. As with everything, research is good. There's a lot of info on this site for example.

 

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[Alexandra_]

My shotgun has been in the safe for over 5 years. I've put the barrel in my mouth a hundred times. I've put my finger on the trigger when it wasn't on safety and loaded. But it's all useless. I just can't do it and it's driving me crazy.