I don't know if this has been mentioned or not, but if you decide to buy a woman an auto, make damn sure she can pull the slide back and clear the weapon. You will be surprised how many women can't do that!

My wife couldn't do it on her Ruger LCP [and she lifts weights] until I coached her on it and showed her how to grip the slide better. A lot of women don't have the grip strength.

Just sayin'...