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Relative sizes, different power levels. Clockwise from noon, S&W Model 3913 9mm, Kahr K9 9mm, S&W Sigma .380, S&W M/640 .38 Special. In the center is Walther PPK .380.

The NAA Guardian .380, center, is barely larger than FN .25 auto, above, or Beretta Jetfire .25 ACP, below. The .380 would be the definite choice here; the Guardian is among the smallest available.

It reinforced both sides of the issue. If the guy ran, he wasn’t incapacitated. Yes. I know. That’s why I don’t recommend .22s. That guy ran a mile before he bled to death! Yes. I know. That’s why I don’t recommend .22s. If that guy had gone into fight mode instead of flight mode he could have still killed your client! Yes. I know. That’s why I don’t recommend .22s. Then why are you talking about this as if his having a .22 was a good thing? Because the circumstances were such that a .22 was the only gun he would have had with him…and it saved his life. End of story.

Perspectives

It’s all well and good to say, “If you don’t carry a .45 or a Magnum, you’re a wimp.” But there is idealism, and there is what Richard Nixon called realpolitik. We have to face reality. I’m fortunate enough that my job, the place I live, and my dress code allow me to carry a full-size fighting handgun almost all the time. Not everyone is that fortunate.