Missing Fingers and Automatic Handguns.

[Rookie_Rover]

Hi, I have been practicing with a friends 9MM auto, just getting used to handguns, since all I have ever dealt with was long guns.

I am missing 1/2 of the trigger finger on my right hand. As I was firing the handgun I noted that early in the day it was relatively easy to keep my nub from getting into the slide. As the day wore on my hands started getting tired and at one point in a moment of great profanity the slide cut a crease in the side of whats left of my finger. I enjoyed using the gun, but I didn't particularly enjoy having it bite me like a rabid dog.

What can I do to fire handguns safely without injuring myself.

P.S.: I have had my left wrist broken when I was a kid, and if I shoot anything much bigger than a .32 my wrist feels like it is trying to tear apart. Is there any hope for me to be a handgunner?