Well, if you'd like a compromise between a handgun and rifle browing makes a buckmark "rifle" which is a bucmark pistol wil a long barrel (something around 15") with a stock attached to the pistol grip. Beratta also makes a "Neos" pistol that you can buy a carbine kit for. Perhaps talk you dad into purchasing it for you (since it will have to be initially bought at a handgun...the carbine kit is extra) and leave as a legal carbine until you turn 21. The buckmark rifle isn't changeable.

A ruger 10/22 is hard to go wrong with. They are extremely popular, you can get any add-on you can think of, and they come in several configurations.

Pistols will be loader...but if you want something quiet look at remingtons "Subsonic" load. They aren't as powerful as the high velocity but they are very noticeably quiter than other .22 loads. Out of my buddies remington nylon you'd think it was a souped-up BB gun, and my 10/22 really likes them for accuracy. (I'll admit I probably just got lucky, but its a completely stock sporter barreled carbine and it'll throw a whole clip in just over 1/2" at 50yards)