Elitist Jerk!

Everyone is an expert.  And everyone has an attitude.
This is what I see and hear when I go into gun shops these days.  The sales person loves to give you their opinion which is usually based on their internet experience instead of their real world experience.
I would love for these people to go out and get some real professional training in the firearms realm so that they can give sound advice and information based on data and science rather than opinion.

"Don't dryfire the guns, it damages the firing pins."  (nope)
"If you want stopping power, you want a .45 acp."  (9mm has near identical ballistics)
"I can put 10 shots in the 10 ring at 25 yards, so trust me, you should buy a colt python for self defense." (really? so this static skill somehow prepares you to deal with a high speed dynamic critical incident using the wrong kind of gun? #notallrevolvers)
"Just buy whatever pistol feels best in your hand."  After choosing the colt magnum - Ok, umm, how do I conceal this?  "Well sir, we have these great fanny packs..."  (No.  #facepalm)

You get the idea.  These kinds of things happen every day in gunshops.  And it's probably the reason that liberals fear guns so much.  If that's the kind of people that are selling guns and accessories then I'm fearful too!  I mean just because you know the entire history and every make and model of Colt firearm does not mean you are qualified to teach others about choosing and using modern pistols for self defense!

There is a science to this stuff people!  Long ago when everyone had six shooters and rode horses there was just one answer to the problem of self defense with a handgun.  Now there are quite a few more.  And they require massive amounts of training when it comes to dynamic, stressful, life and death ambush situations.

Times have changed.  You can't just quote the 2nd Amendment and expect that to be a good enough reason for the responsibility of carrying a concealed handgun in public for self defense.  That's part of the law portion of your responsibility, but when are you going to start caring about the training and conditioning portion of your firearm responsibility?
And gunstore salesmen:  please stop being ignorant!