Gonna buy a pistol

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Originally Posted by Timberbeast7

You carry concealed because if I'm a bad guy and I rob a joint and I see you wearing a gun, guess who the first person I shoot is gonna be....YOU, and then any guy wearing a fanny pack.

I'm another fan of glocks, but right now my favorite is the S&W M&P9. They also make the .40 and .45. For me, I like the point of aim of the 1911's, and the M&P is very much like the 1911 point of aim. They also have the inter-changeable backstraps so you can adjust it to fit you hand. I've had my M&P for about two months now, about 2000 rnds down the tube (including 1300 rnds in a two day class) and no malfunctions.

I'm not a leo or have any training in that area, but I am a study of human nature. I beleive that a guy that is going to commit murder in a criminal activity is not going to care if I am concealed or not. I think that most criminals are lazy and don't want to work for their money and don't want to deal with an armed population. I could be wrong but I think most criminals would pass on the situation because of the risk and work that they would have to put outto tangle with an obviously armed citizen. Why else do we put bars on windows and alarms on doors. To notify criminals that they are going to have to work to steal your property and just move along. It obviously works most of the time, doesn't it?

[Timberbeast7]

I'm not a leo or have any training in that area, but I am a study of human nature. I beleive that a guy that is going to commit murder in a criminal activity is not going to care if I am concealed or not. I think that most criminals are lazy and don't want to work for their money and don't want to deal with an armed population. I could be wrong but I think most criminals would pass on the situation because of the risk and work that they would have to put outto tangle with an obviously armed citizen. Why else do we put bars on windows and alarms on doors. To notify criminals that they are going to have to work to steal your property and just move along. It obviously works most of the time, doesn't it?

Do all the bars and whistles stop all criminals all the time.....no. By showing you have a gun you have lost the element of surprise. OK, so lets say instead of shooting you the bad guy singles you out pre-crime to take as a hostage, hit in the head, tie you up, etc, etc. Or, what if you're standing in a bank and Mr. 1 in 1,000,000, the one guy who is willing to kill somebody, walks in and sees you wearing a gun.......then what. If you are going to carry a gun for personal defense it would behoove you to get some training before carrying. If you are carrying it as a "show of force" of sorts, carry a baseball bat......by carrying openly you have lost many of a the advantages of carrying a gun. Not only is it illegal to openly carry in some states, it WILL draw a lot of attention to you from everybody, and thats not something you need or want in a hostile situation.

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I have to say that I'm a glock fan as well. I have had one for almost 10years. I do not have any thing bad to say about it. They are very accurate as well. My brother worked for the sherriff department, and they carry Glocks in the 40cal. If you are going to use it for a carry gun Glock is a good choice. Some people lose train of thought when they get into a stressfully place. They forget to take the safe off or pull the hammer back ect. The glock just point and shoot. They are light weight as well. I carry a Glock 17C it works great. When you get closer to buying a gun go handle them. You may pick a gun up and hate the way it feels or the way it rides when you conceal it. If you don't like the way it feels you won't want to carry it.