I would agree that any gun is better than no gun, but, having fired a few of those little guys, I wonder exactly what you plan on using it for. Self defense, it will work, at knife fight distances. But unless you hit the bad guy in the left eye, he is going to get to you even after being shot, and he is going to be mad. As far as game getting, I doubt that most shooters would be able to hit a rabbit at 25 feet with one...