Hey Everyone,
New guy here from Fitchburg. The want for a gun for protection/ fun target shooting just got to me last week and found your forum randomly and just went to town reading and researching from laws to the diff and best hangun for a beginner on here. I have shot .22 rifle waay back in camp when in 3rd-4th grade to a few times shooting glocks, AR, and a few other auto pistols in manchester recently. So I am still a new person getting into this whole different, interesting, and fun 'country' given right.
I want to get the application process started soon, after thinking I would def be able to get a LTC-A unrestricted to thinking I would not be able to have a firearm at all ever from one past OUI ~9 years ago that got thrown out (not convicted) per CWOF. I know this may keep me from LTC-A unrestricted since I could not be a "suitable" person, but talking with a best friend that is a cop in NH, he said I should have no problem with 1 of these on record, which I am hoping, but wont get hopes up. Stupid dumb mistake at 19, 28 now, and newly married and will have some kids running around soon enough i hope! Reading about the laws and everyones responses helped me out a ton in this area, so thanks to those people. I know Fitchburg can be a tough place to get a LTC-A unrestricted now, and there is a long wait. I'll be hoping for the best. I guess my first step is a safety course, so if someone could help me out with that. I work in Woburn, so these 2 areas where I could take some courses or what not would help a ton.
As for a first handgun. I know revolver is the best choice for a new guy, but I have shot a few auto's and never had any problems with those. I first started off thinking getting a glock, since shot great with those in 9mm. But I have looked a bunch from Walther, S&W, Sig, Taurus, Ruger and a few others for a solid 9mm. I will have to try a few out, and I may have some help and options in NH. I won't go alll out for my first one, but to get my first and then move on from there, I can tell this will be an addicting hobby!
OH, this going green, you can send check/ MO somewhere correct? Cuz that would be something I would be interested in doing.
Thanks!