Bad advice to recommend a Judge.
Bad advice to downplay the importance of accuracy, especially when you are completely responsible for each projectile.
But it's also the exact same "advice" you'll get by walking into any gunstore unless the guys behind the counter are switched on/halfway intelligent.
A quality handgun and a quality holster and belt are a proven CCW combo that you can rely on.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but you made me think of something I want to share.
I wonder what the probability of an attacker being shot at and missed and continuing an attack is, vs. the probability that a person will choose not to carry, thinking that they would be unable to hit anyway.
We know from statistics that 95% of self defense cases do not involve the gun being fired. . . of the 5% remaining, how common would it be for an attacker to actually be fired upon, miss, and continue the attack (without being hit or losing his nerve from subsequent shots). I know from anecdotal evidence that many people, and a lot of them are women, choose not to carry because they don't think they can make shots. Take that woman and imagine her in a life-or-death situation. If you can put a gun in her purse by telling her that it's ok to miss, aren't you at least 95% right?