For those interested.......
I bought a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 2.0 subcompact 9mm and added the laser to it as a Christmas gift for my wife. I think she will be pretty stoked about it. I fired off 50 rounds at the range after the purchase. It’s a very smooth shooting gun. The slim body and small grip make it a good fit for a petite woman (I had my pinky and ring finger hanging off the grip with the smaller magazine). It also came with the extended magazine for a larger hand. I added the laser because I worry about her in a high stress situation not being able to aim down the sights. This gives her the ability to follow the laser and pull the trigger for accuracy up to about 15 yards. At around 20 yards and up the laser isn’t quite as accurate, but it won’t totally miss the target by any means. It’s adjustable if she wants it tweaked a bit as well.
Also, to be honest, lasers are just rad and I like to think that if she had to pull it out and put the laser on someone they’d change their path, ship their pants or both.