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Police Chief Deanna Cantrell had left her personal handgun in a restaurant bathroom July 10. She was disciplined but kept her job. Cantrell left her Glock .380 in an El Pollo Loco but quickly announced it was missing via a YouTube video. Mangan’s brother-in-law saw social media postings and told authorities he believed Mangan had the weapon. Mangan could have been charged with a misdemeanor...

A worthy successor to the classic Colt Hammerless. Smith & Wesson Shield 380ex fills the vital but oft-neglected category of “guns as personal effects” which also includes cell phones, pocket flashlights, small folding umbrellas and other useful items that anyone can use effectively. This design bucks the trend of fitting more and more powerful cartridges into increasingly small and light weapons in favor of moderate performance allied to high usability. This approach can be traced back to the Browning-designed Colt Hammerless 1903 model (32ACP) and the later 1908 (380ACP). The two variants were streamlined, thin and (for the time) lightweight...

Los Angeles police on Monday released a video of a gang member shooting a female officer at point-blank range during a July traffic stop in the San Fernando Valley and her partner subsequently fatally wounding the gunman. Recordings from inside a police cruiser and the officers' body cameras captured what seems to begin as a routine traffic stop that suddenly explodes into violence as the gunman pulls a .380-caliber handgun from his side and shoots the female officer who is standing just inches away. “By the grace of God she is alive,” Moore said. “Officers are fearful in these situations...

Just curious what people might think. Everybody has opinions and I'm wondering about the Walther PPK/S 380. Want a nice simple dependable carry gun. Already have larger rounds, never had the 380 but just wanted the PPK.

I had always believed that the caliber of a gun was the inside diameter of the barrel. Assuming I am correct (am I?) then shouldn't .38 and .380 be "close"? If I remember from high school math, the latter simply implies a greater degree of precision. IOW, a .38 caliber really could be anything from .376 to .384, while .380 caliber has smaller variance--.3796 to .3804? However, the attendant at a local range said that .38 refers to revolvers while .380 refers to pistols (?) Thanks.

Taurus USA http://www.taurususa.com/ When you think about it, we wear our guns a lot more than we shoot them, yet they are designed primarily for shooting. The new Taurus Curve fixes that. The grip on the gun is curved, so that when you wear it on your hip or carry it in your pocket, the gun hugs the contour of your body. The Curve is a 6+1 .380 ACP semi-automatic pistol with a consistent trigger pull for each shot. The MSRP for the introductory model is $392, and it will come with an integral LaserLyte light and laser combo built...