I hate to say this, but:
“It is a time when it is no longer prudent, to attend to those in law enforcement, and appeal to them, for your right to carry a firearm, for self-preservation, and be granted such, at their behest, and with a fee.”
I am not endorsing a particular firearms manufacturer, but a new Smith and Wesson snubnose revolver, is expensive, when compared to a Charter Arms, Taurus, Rossi, or EAA manufactured model.
Why do I point out a snubmose revolver? (Mind you, I did NOT point out ANY caliber.) WHEN YOU HAVE TO, AND ONLY THEN, it is a simple draw, ‘point and click’ device. No thumb on the safety, (some autos go up, some go down), no touchy trigger safety, ( a boon with a heavier double action trigger), it is to be fired without touching the hammer, (whether exposed or hidden), it is easy to see if loaded, (ALL guns are loaded - check it visually, with no magazine plus one that you forgot), revolvers are called ‘six shooters’ for a reason, (try that with any auto), and lastly, a snubnose revolver can and will do, if you do your part, (what was Lee Harvey Oswald shot with - and how far?).
There were good reasons for the old timers of my youth to rely on double-action revolvers, and you hit on many of them. The little old lady who kept her late husbands "house gun" stashed in a handy drawer or cubbyhole was a reasonably common phenomenon, and the ones I was aware of always had a DA revolver, be it an old S&W Safety Hammerless, a Colt Bankers Special or one of the IJ/H&R offerings.
As I age, the snubbie becomes a better handgun for me in many ways, and I still have enough residual common sense to see it.
Mr. niteowl77
Revolvers are great for reliability, but when there are 100 n*****s, you ‘re going to need a lot of capacity.