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There’s another argument in this vein that goes one tier up. I know a lot of cops who are proud of how they look in their tailored uniforms, and don’t want the unsightly bulge of a big gun for backup. Shall I tell them if they don’t carry a chopped and channeled .45, they deserve to have no backup at all?

The finger touches the point of aim. A decent group from the Beretta Tomcat .32 went extremely low at only 7 yards.

The Guardian .380 is a late-arriving “hide-in-your-hand” pistol barely larger than some .25 autos. A definite “new paradigm” combat handgun.

I know a lot of armed citizens who already realize what a commitment it is to carry a gun all the time, period. If they’re going to carry a second gun – a good idea for civilians, too – their wardrobe may not allow the small revolver or baby Glock I favor. For them, the backup weapon might be a Kel-Tec .32, or nothing at all.

When you demand all or nothing, history shows us, you’re generally likely to end up with nothing. A tiny, small-caliber handgun is not what you’d want to have in your hand if you knew you were going to get into a fight to the death with an armed felon. But it’s at least something. And something is better than nothing.