Gun Control & RKBA

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31. To many people who have a permit to carry concealed, compact size, light weight and

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #15)

Sat May 27, 2017, 04:42 AM

May 2017

accuracy are important factors in the choice of their carry weapon. Concealment and weight is not as important for a home defense firearm but of course accuracy is. For those who can legally open carry the size and weight of the weapon are not as important. It's more difficult to conceal a full size handgun than a more compact one. The .380 Ruger LCP which is listed as the number one gun in the article is compact and light enough to be a pocket gun. A. Glock 19 or a 1911 style .45 automatic is too big for normal pocket carry.

The number of people obtaining concealed weapons permits is increasing and consequently so is the demand for compact, light weight and concealable handguns.

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Feel free at any time to give us a cogent argument against the act in question friendly_iconoclast May 2017 #21

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