OOC Chat: A Quiet talk in a tavern
Yes. I can definitely see that happening, but I don't know that Andrea would have gone out and purchased a pistol, just kept whatever her father gave her.
To humor her father, I do imagine her keeping a gun in her apartment. So, she has a shotgun (if night is ok with it) with both shot and bullets available to her in her apartment. I think a shotgun makes more sense. It is something that Dad would have multiple of on the farm and more fitting for protecting your home, due to the closer range, than a rifle.
I think that this will give her a perfect excuse to acquire another gun and I also think that I could use her allies merit to get one fast or even get one on the DL.