[Dead Corpse]

Handguns are a progression up from the fist.

First we had nothing. Our bare knuckles.

Then we started hitting each other with rocks.

Then sticks to get some distance.

Then we tied sharp rocks to sticks.

Then copper and bronze knives.

Then swords.

Now handguns.

A handgun is most effective for close in, point blank, knock down and kill your enemy situations. They are THE single best deterrent for the common street criminal looking for an easy score or the rapist looking to get one up on a smaller target.

That some in our government see them as an inherently "evil" thing says more about their mindset than it does about the responsible law abiding gun owner's mindset.

[flashbunny]

"A handgun is most effective for close in, point blank, knock down and kill your enemy situations. They are THE single best deterrent for the common street criminal looking for an easy score or the rapist looking to get one up on a smaller target."

This might be an even better deterrent, but would be harder to conceal than a handgun:

http://www.serbu.com/shorty.htm

:)