[vetvetdoug]

Look at the you tube videos on “1911s suck”. There is a lot of excellent information there. The arguments made for a Glock are valid. I carry a 1911 .45 and own several variants. I am comfortable with the M1911 and know it backwards and forwards. If I were a neophyte I'd get a Glock or a wheel gun.

[sauropod]

I do confess to being something of a neophyte. Have gone to the range once with my revolver. Plan to increase that once I locate a shooting range that is not too far from me here.

I figure that if the State of Maryland General Assembly thinks I don’t need something w/o a lot of hassle, I must really need it.

That, and I don’t live in the best neighborhood...