I'm a lefty gun owner in Churchill (45m). I was basically in your position five years ago. Then the Trump election happened and it occurred to me that if the only people who owned and knew how to handle guns were far Right wing types, we'd be in trouble as a country.

The basic safety course from Keystone isn't a bad suggestion. My wife and I did that one. It did what it says on the tin. It also has the benefit of being an established business, not requiring you to meet up with internet strangers for the express purpose of shooting guns.

I'm a member of a private range out in Murrysville that I go to a couple times a month, usually weekend mornings. If nothing else works from the suggestions here, DM me and you can tag along.