[JamesA]

Who cares what she was carry’n she knocked the perp down. My wife carries a Smith&Wesson airlite,38sw+p hammerless. very light, easy to slip in a pocket or purse. I favor the heavier Beretta 92fs or les Baer .45

[marktwain]

“Who cares what she was carry’n she knocked the perp down. My wife carries a Smith&Wesson airlite,38sw+p hammerless. very light, easy to slip in a pocket or purse. I favor the heavier Beretta 92fs or les Baer .45”

A lot of people who try to learn from the experiences of others.

She fired 10 shots to stop the carnage. If she had only had a five or six shot revolver, as licensed security guards in Colorado Springs are limited to, she might not have been successful.

[marktwain]

Another reason to care is that the anti-freedom types have been harping for years that “no one needs an assault gun”.

It is very likely that Jeanne’s Beretta had a magazine capacity of more than 10 rounds, which would make it an “assault gun” under most of the laws now being proposed.

This shooting points out the usefulness of high capacity defensive guns.