My Favorite Shot Show Gun Offerings for 2008

Las Vegas—The 30TH annual SHOT SHOW provided thousands of guns for me to examine, fondle and drool over. No there were no significant advances in gun technology since the cased cartridge and smokeless powder but the ergonomics keep marching on.

I brought out three guns for my readers that I thought were remarkable and desirable. They are purely defensible handguns suitable for cops and civilians alike. Let me say that I don’t like small caliber handguns like 9MM or .38 special since they’re more suitable for mouse hunting than the serious business of self-defense.

Glock brought their new short frame (SF) models in both the full size 13+1 shot .45 ACP #21 SF and the sub-compact, 10+1 shot .45 ACP #30 SF. I like the larger #21 the way it is but I love the way the #30 fits my medium size hand.

There is some bad news here for the Left-handed shooter because of the Bolshevik Republic of California’s insanely complicated gun laws. The laws actually prevented Glock from utilizing the ambidextrous magazine release on the Short Frame models.

I must caution novice Glock carriers to exercise extreme caution with these pistols because the trigger system is different and may prove hyper to shooters that only used revolvers or double-action semi-automatics.

Smith & Wesson brought a large frame (N) six shot revolver in .45 ACP with a reincarnated three inch barrel. This configuration utilizes full-moon or half-moon clips of yesteryear. Does that turn you off? It shouldn’t because the full-moon clips are really great speed-loaders loading all six rounds at once. This is an incredibly reliable revolver offering a real punch knocking out any criminal. This is being offered in the old classic style or in a new lightweight issue with night sights.

When you take delivery of this S&W go over to www.eaglegrips.com and pick up a pair of Secret Service grips to make this the best revolver you ever owned or fired.

Sig-Saur brought some new plastic Glock style semi-automatics and none of these rang my bell. I’m really partial to the P-239 two-tone model. I’m no fan of the .40 S&W round that’s most popular with politically correct police agencies trying to make their side arms female friendly. I’d rather take my chances with the .357 Sig jhp round. The .239 only needs a barrel and magazine change to morph one way or the other.

I’d avoid the DAO or DAK trigger option demanded by agencies such as the Chicago Police Department that trade the safety of their officers for that of criminal suspects.

The Sig-Saur #239 in .357 Sig is one of the best guns I’ve ever fired. It’s the only choice for me other than carrying a pistol chambered for the .45 ACP.

A 40 Caliber Nightmare Is Caught On Tape.

So you’re confident that that .40 caliber S&W service round will keep you safe. Maybe you’ll have second thoughts after you see this video. One hot summer night in 1994 Tempe and Mesa Arizona police were involved in a pursuit with this suspect who ran into a stranger’s apartment to hide after being shot TWICE in the chest. He was shirtless and you can see the blood pumping out of those two wounds. What’s really frightening is just how agile this fellow is as he struts to the ambulance. If he was not handcuffed and had a knife or a gun, ask yourself if he could still hurt you, your partner or a hostage? If your jurisdiction demands that officers carry either the 9MM or the .40 Caliber S&W it’s time to show this video to your bosses and lobby to have the .45 ACP round authorized. The switch may well reduce the screaming by self-appointed community activists about how many rounds police had to use on a suspect. The really talented and courageous video journalist, Karen Ke...

America Will See Its Worst Race Riot Yet This Summer

Star Prosecution Witness, Rachel Jeantel Sanford, FL —Yes, the George Zimmerman trial here has thousands of African-Americans getting ready for some serious bloodletting. I don’t want to make idle and dire predictions but this nation has never been so divided and racially sensitive. Our African-American President took sides on this case at the very beginning. That ratified a George Zimmerman guilty verdict in the minds of millions. There’s just one little problem, and that is the murder case should have never been filed. It was filed purely for political reasons despite the fact that it was a simple justifiable homicide. Zimmerman was on the block watch lookout program and followed a suspicious Trayvon Martin after he used an improper entrance to a gated community. Zimmerman was acting as the eyes and ears of the Sanford Police Department. Martin did not like being followed and knew that he could easily beat up the out-of-shape...

The origin of the feature film, COME FRIDAY…

CLick On the pictures to see full size versions. Long ago there was a young lady I had the hots for in a big way (Yes, I know that hots is not a word). She was pretty, incredibly bright, and had some real elegance about her. She had a love for children and basic kindness that you don’t often see in someone her age. I met her parents and could understand she came from a much more stable home than mine. I was raised by a single, welfare mom and suddenly found myself way out-classed. For whatever reasons things did not workout they way I had hoped. Sadly for me, we went on our separate ways. From time to time I’d run into this lady in various places where our job had taken us. Whenever this happened my heart would skip a beat or two. I left my hometown Chicago, and moved to Arizona where I founded my detective agency. As a private eye and soon a TV news producer too, my career took me to the highest profile criminal events in Arizona and throughout the country. There’s no question that ...

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