[rktman]

72+ million NICS since king hussein was emaculated the first time. Ergo: Guns salesman of the decade?

[rktman]

Sounds like some of the shops are nearly as clueless as some of the legislators. 9mm equal to the effectiveness of a .45 or .40? The larger the gun the more velocity of the round? Maybe the writer misunderstood some of the info provided. Barrel length/velocity.

[Yo-Yo]

Went into my local gun store with wife in tow, and she started asking about a good home defense gun for her. First thing he recommended was a Taurus Judge. Really?

The reporter's first stop should have been The Cornered Cat.

[LouAvul]

the magazine holds more ammunition – usually between 10 and 18 rounds

In DC they can own handguns that hold up to 18 rounds?

[Sergio]

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[AppyPappy]

Home defense = shotgun

[Marcella]

I had an older, well informed, clerk at Academy when I was going to purchase a handgun. I didn't have enough hand strength to pull back a slide on a 9mm. I would be dead by the time I did that. We decided on a Ruger 38 special revolver. I later put a red laser on it. It's easy to conceal and likely the 6 cartridge round would be enough out in public.

For home defense, I felt I needed more cartridges available after those 6 shots. For easy use and price, I got a Ruger 22LR and have two 25 cartridge magazines (Hussein isn't getting my magazines). All my ammo is hollow point.

I already had a Colt 38 upstairs next to my bed but nothing downstairs and I wanted to keep that loaded Colt upstairs at all times. I have been to gun ranges with this Colt so I wasn't new to shooting and hitting a target.

For small animals and at home target practice, I got a Walther PPG pellet handgun. It doesn't have the blow back feature, so it is quiet for using in town. I got a target box to capture the pellets so I could use it in the back garden and not have lead pellets all around for my little dog to “eat”.

I have two long guns that are too heavy for me, Remington rifle and Remington shotgun but I did buy ammo for those late last year. All my ammo is in Ammo boxes with O2 absorbers except for small ammo boxes next to the handguns and 22 rifle.

[mm427]

M1911A1, best pistol in the world and good exercise carrying it around....plus, the ultimate in INTIMADATION factor...ever looked at one from the barrel....

[ken5050]

About a year ago, Emily Miller of The Washington Times, published a series of articles, "Emily Got her Gun" . It's an excellent series, and well worth reading. It was discussed at length on FR.

This article is a very cheap imitation..The DC , while it does occasionally have some very good pieces, and has some excellent reporters, like Neil Munro, has become far more tabloid

[Billthedrill]

A lot of ranges have women's classes taught by women. Attend one and (1) learn to shoot, and (2) talk firearms alternatives over with someone who knows.

Do NOT do what my friend Roy did. I love to tell the story and I hope he forgives me. His wife is a tiny Filipina lady, one of the sweetest people on the face of the earth. So Roy teaches her to shoot with a .22 rifle. He then leaves for a couple weeks at sea, but not before showing her how to operate their 12-gauge shotgun. "It's just the same as the .22," he says, figuring that if she ever has to use it in self-defense it won't make any difference anyway.

Problem is, while he was gone she took it to the range to check it out. With magnum 00 buck loads because that's what he left her with. Then he came back. The conversation was...heated...

[servo1969]

Here’s a video interview of the author on this very article:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY2H5MK10NE