Fair enough, saves hiking with a rifle on your back I guess. wenn_du_weinst why do you carry a gun on you most of the time? Just for protection? I'd hate to live anywhere that I felt unsafe enough that I had to carry a gun.
no petty theft was the biggest increase, making firearms illegal doesn't take it out of the hands of criminals. It only affect the people who follow the law. In America it's much easier to get guns illegally then legally.edit: 90% of the time I'm not at work I have either a 9mm or a .380 acp on me.
either of the bottom 2.
I have a CCW and carry a Ruger LCR (soon to be a M&P 9 Shield) from time to time. Idaho is safer than most places, but still; it's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Also, it's pretty hard to carry a police officer around with you. I like to live by the Heinlein mindset that an armed society is a polite society. I don't go around looking for opportunities to shoot someone or brandish my firearm around. If the situation arose, I'd only draw my CCW in a last resort.
That's working out tremendously for places like Chicago and Washington DC.
go long enough with it on and it feels like you left your wallet/cellphone if your without it, it's now the first thing I grab in the morning and the last thing I put under the pillow at night.
2 words: Stopping power. A 9mm/.380/.38sp does not have the knock down power larger calibers have. In my eyes, anything smaller than a .40 and you are losing critical defensive points.
Walther ppk? And that 1911 is gorgeous.either of the bottom 2.
I do not buy the shot placement argument. In a life threatening encounter, proper shot placement can be difficult. I would rather have the added advantage of having the knock down power to weaken the threat so the defender can get separation and eliminate the threat.
I have the pro carry II but can't stand it as far as the whole single action cocked&locked for daily also the low round count gets me too, I just carry 147g +p+ pdx-1 they will knock down rather well not as much as the 45 but I do have 21 in the weapon! just as it looks here
i dont carry cocked & locked, i keep mine on half ****. low round count doesnt bother me bc im a **** good shot, and with 1 extra mag i have 15, thats plenty to get myself out of a situation. if i need more than that i prolly goofed and shouldnt have put myself in that situation anyway. but nice piece there.I have the pro carry II but can't stand it as far as the whole single action cocked&locked for daily also the low round count gets me too, I just carry 147g +p+ pdx-1 they will knock down rather well not as much as the 45 but I do have 21 in the weapon! just as it looks here
isn't your 1911 sa only? mine is and with a scary light trigger! so it's cocked&lock and I don't care for the safety, the 92fs on the other hand is my baby it has a full on trigger job cryogenic 15lb recoil spring polish SS guide rod wolff INS lightweight trigger system and the beretta factory weight hammer D spring, so even with the da first pull it's only like 9.5 pounds and 4 pounds for SA with no creep at all just a nice crisp break.
Look up the stories of Kennesaw, Georgia, where gun ownership was mandated compared to Morton Grove, Illinois. In the Illinois city, firearm ownership was completely banned.
