I actually took the class twice with two different instructors before I felt comfortable sending the paperwork in. My second instructor tailored the class toward "gun newbies". There was a lot that I didn't know that people raised around guns did. The other surprise that I ran into--I find it much easier firing a large revolver than a small semi-automatic. I can't rack the semi-automatic well at all. I went through a couple of guns before I found one that I was comfortable with.

But when I practice I pray that the only thing I ever have to shoot at is paper targets, but that I will be ready for whatever happens.