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A few things about"purse carry".
FIRST: DO NOT let her just plop it into the purse she's been carrying. Spend the money and buy her a purse that is designed as a concealed carry holster. The weapon will have it's own compartment keeping it much cleaner and reducing/eliminating the chance of snagging. Have her practice (empty weapon) reaching in for her wallet but going to the gun and firing as well as getting it out for use......ensure that in this training she DISCARDS the purse as if she ever needs to use the gun, the purse is NOT important.
As has already been said, purse carry calls for a revolver and is best with a hammerless or covered hammer design.
SECOND: If she is going to do this (purse carry), be VERY ANAL about her sitting it down/not paying attention to where it is. Tell her that you are going to be doing this so there is less animosity created. When my wife first started carrying in her purse she would plop it down in a shopping cart and then turn her back on it only to turn back around and I would be standing between her and her purse., looking at her with "that look"....point made.
When we would go out to eat she would get up to go to the restroom and want to leave the purse.......nope, take it with you. Her gun is her gun and she needs it WITH her.
If she carries the purse and weapon to work she can't be leaving it at her deskto go to the water cooler, restroom, the boss's office, etc. It MUST be secured, at a minimum in a locking desk drawer which no one else has access to.
When visiting friends or relatives, especially when kids are present, awareness is necessary and, again, can't just plop it down andn forget about the gun because you're in a safe environment. There is a gun in it and it needs to be controlled.
Things like that need to be impressed upon her but in a way that teaches the correct behavior without causing her to hate you (or carrying).
My wife now carries in her purse, small of back, or open on her side depending on the situation because she understands that she must maintain control of the weapon at all times or have it secured.