Historically, the term "lady's gun" has been applied to rather small handguns using cartridges of relatively low power, such as the .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle, ..25 ACP, and 32 S&W Long. Usually cute and petite, sometimes gaudy or garish, and occasionally cheap pieces of junk, traditional "ladies' guns" have not consistently demonstrated the effectiveness and reliability necessary for self defense. Sadly, many ladies have had these types of handguns foist upon them by well meaning
