Mumbles, i disagree. Revolvers, especially with a spur for single action fire, and chambered in .22mag are much better for a newbie shooter to use as concealed...a .22mag is little recoil, enough bullet speed to penetrate most vest protection, have light trigger pull in single action (thus a spur is needed), if the jam just pull the trigger again (no clear sequence as with semi) and don't require any disassembly to clean...the trade off of easy maintenance and low recoil more than make up for the loss of rapid fire)
Charter Arm .22mag Pathfinder is an economical choice, less than $500, use a holster to overcome front sight snag (there are even purse holsters available)
the market for firearms is so mature/segmented that there are selections available to suit just about every individual
and conceal carry permit is LA County? for someone not a politician, in law enforcement, celebrity or connected??---hardy har har, that person won't get one