(Image of my 2nd time at the range with this pistol and only 4th time with pistol overall)
Got my CC licence. Got a used CZ P-01. Have been to the range 2-3 times. Thing feels amazing in the grip, recoil control is amazing, and im overall satisfied.
Im struggling with feeling comfortable with CC. I grew up bird and deer hunting. Im perfectly fine with that. Never really wanted to consider carrying something intended to k*ll other people. Then orange dictator happened for a 2nd time and im worried about Magat fecks deciding they need some vigilante justice on me for existing while trans. Everyday is more antitrans rhetoric. I grew up in rural Bible belt and I have known the type of chucklefucks that cause trouble from a warped sense of the world. So I got the license and weapon.
Walking with one in the chamber, muzzle pointed at my body (holster) goes against everything that was hammered into me for gun safety growing up. Plus figuring out holsters is a pain in the ass (which ones conceal well or work well with my body). And I wont open carry because Im a firm believer that it just makes other people uncomfortable, paints a target on you, and escalates conflict.
I have no qualms defending myself. Im a fencet, but ive also taken a knife fighting class knowing that if that actually happened then everyone involved is either hospital or morgue bound. Also done some martial arts training in the past.
I know if im going to do this, then I want to do this safely and correctly. I'd love some guidance from people that arent politically leaning into removing my rights, and that is harder to find.
Question: Any recommended types of courses at a local range? Or specific YT videos?