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I decided a wanted a new gun, but I didn't have much money to spend. I did a little research, and came across the Hi-Point 9mm. I came across some mixed reviews. There were those that said it jammed, was super ugly, and way too heavy. But, then there were those that said it was more accurate than most of the guns they owned, couldn't be easier to clean and maintain, and best of all, it came with a lifetime warranty, not questions asked, and it's made in the good old USA. Wait, I lied, the best part is the...

Has anyone had any luck finding ammo?

Okay, I am looking for an easily concealable 9mm handgun for my wife. Main qualities (not necessarily in order), 1) Reliability, 2)min. size/weight 3) Preferably under $400, used is okay if with a lifetime warranty. 4) approx. 10 round mag. 5)Double action only trigger so that there are no safeties to fumble with Disqualifiers: cheap junk, Taurus semi auto. I had almost talked myself into believing that Taurus had improved their semi-autos, and today I looked at a brand new Taurus PT-111 that was inoperable. Thanks. BoT

OGDEN — Officers have arrested a man they say tried to break into a home and then traded shots with the homeowner in the middle of the street. Ogden police said it happened about 9 a.m. Tuesday at a home on the 200 block of 29th Street when two men tried to break in. "They were kicking in the door, and the man was inside with his family," Ogden Police Lt. Scott Sangberg said Tuesday. "He went to the door with his 9 mm (handgun). Then the guy realized that the place wasn't vacant and started to leave." As he...

NITRATE CITY - A Colbert County homeowner shot two men who reportedly were trying to break into his house early Wednesday, leaving both hospitalized recovering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. Three Florence men face charges over the break-in bid, Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May said. Charged with second-degree burglary were: # Justin Peake, 22, 330 Reddoch Road, Florence. # Holland Noah Elkins, 19, Darby Drive, Florence. # Jason Douglas Reynolds, 18, 127 Patsy Drive, Florence. Peake, a student at the University of North Alabama and 2006 member of the golf team, and Elkins were both injured, May said. Peake...

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<p>DETROIT -- A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an "angel from heaven" and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother's life.</p>

Need advice: I have a friend who needs money and wants me to buy his Ruger P-89. I used to own one and carried it as a duty weapon and loved it until I bought a Glock so I wouldn't mind owning one again just to take to the range. It is in great shape, has the orig. case, 3 clips, and he claims to have only fired 4 clips through it at an indoor range. He wants $300 but I could buy a new one for that. What is the most FReepers think I should pay. (I'm willing to...

April 30, 2007 issue - The three students from Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio, had a tremendous fondness for 9-millimeter pistols. They bought them as many as 25 at a time from the accommodating owner of the Hole in the Wall Gun Shop, James Dillard. As required by Ohio law, the buyers duly attested that the guns were for their personal use, which was good enough for Dillard. In fact, according to federal prosecutors, the pistols were passed to a gunrunner who resold them to street gangs. Seventy-six 9mm semiautomatics were sold to just one gang, the Double II Bloods...

I'm looking for some used high capacity 9mm full size smith and wesson sigma mags.

Defective state police guns to be replaced The Tribune-Star Indiana State Police will receive new Glock 9 mm handguns as a result of functional problems with their current Glock 40-caliber handguns. About 50 guns that were identified as dysfunctional through a manufacturer defect will be replaced, said Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts. The manufacturer is replacing the guns at no cost to State Police, Watts said. No timeline has been set for when the new handguns will arrive. When they arrive, police will be trained on their use. State troopers can carry one of the new, replaced handguns or...

Police marksmen called to save a two-year-old child from the jaws of a bull mastiff had to pump 17 bullets into the dog before it would die. The animal had already been stabbed four times with a bread knife by its owner in a desperate effort to make it drop his son. When police marksmen arrived, they initially fired a 50,000-volt Taser gun in a vain attempt to stop the frenzied attack by three-year-old family pet Mitch. They then emptied the entire clip of a Glock 17, 9mm pistol into the dog before it finally collapsed and died. "They fired...

A judge has sentenced millionaire James Sullivan to life in prison without parole for contracting the murder of his wife, Lita Sullivan, in 1987. Update soon. It is still developing at Court TV.

The note below is from one such friend who did West Point, retired after 23 years as an Army infantry officer (06) and then taught math at the Academy for several years. It's a weapons and tactics assessment note from a Marine Gunnie friend of my friend. I found it interesting and useful and trust you will too. - Dan Hello to all my fellow gunners, military buffs, veterans and interested guys. A couple of weekends ago I got to spend time with my son Jordan, who was on his first leave since returning from Iraq. He is well (a...

I was listening lightly and I heard her say 9mm Sig-Sauer and auction on her show. Auction starts around 10:40 AM, EST, today. Call into her show to bid. Money benefits children of fallen military members, I think that's what she said. The show's number is 800-876-4123. Listen live at ksky.com

One evening I thought about building a Beretta 9mm pistol. It has always been the handgun for me so, on a whim, I decided to see what I could come up with. Without hitting the web for pictures, I threw one together in about 2 hours, using only memories from movies, video games and my friend's Series 92 for reference. Since then the model has been refined and includes apartial, functional firing mechanism. Just like my Lego Beretta 9mm, this model is meant to be an exercise in form, with the inclusion of working mechanical systems. It doesn't shoot, it...

TOPEKA - An on-duty Sedgwick County sheriff's detective suffered a serious leg wound Wednesday when he accidentally shot himself while trying out a holster in a Wichita gun shop, an official said. The detective likely will be released from a hospital today and is expected to recover well, sheriff's Capt. Sam Houston said.Houston would not release the name of the detective, an eight-year veteran.The detective and two other on-duty detectives were at the Bullet Stop, 2625 W. Pawnee, around 11 a.m. when the detective was removing the holster and his 9 mm service weapon. It discharged, and the bullet entered...

Ronald Honeycutt didn't hesitate. The Pizza Hut driver had just finished dropping off a delivery when a man holding a gun approached him. Honeycutt wasn't about to become another robbery statistic. He grabbed the 9 mm handgun he always carries in his belt and shot the man more than 10 times, killing him. Honeycutt faced no criminal charges, because prosecutors decided that he acted in self-defense. But the 39-year-old did lose his job: Carrying a gun violated Pizza Hut's no-weapons rule. "It's not fair," says Honeycutt of Carmel, Ind., who has found another pizza-delivery job and continues to carry a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who disappeared in Iraq in June and later turned up in Lebanon claiming he had been kidnapped by militants, was charged on Thursday with desertion, the Marine Corps said. After a five-month investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Hassoun "is alleged to have taken unauthorized leave of the unit where he served as an Arabic interpreter," the service said in a release from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Hassoun was also charged with loss of government property and theft of a 9mm military pistol. The charges will now be considered by...

Downtown Little Rock is the scene of an intense search after police arrested one man and found weapons, ammunition and a gas mask on a rooftop. The situation began Wednesday evening after the suspect, Gared Tumblesome, tried to check into a downtown hotel, claiming to be an Air Force Special Forces member. Hotel employees became suspicious and alerted police. Tumblesome was later arrested as he reportedly tried to climb down from a rooftop in the 200 block of West 2nd Street. A search of the rooftop revealed the weapons and ammunition. Police are still searching for another man, believed to...

BRUSHFIRE ALERT: "Screw Pizza Hut" ******************** "Screw Pizza Hut" June 1, 2004 “Ronald B. Honeycutt, 38, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, says he's been delivering pizzas for 20 years and has always packed heat on the job,” reports WorldNetDaily.com (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38726) today. At around 11 p.m. on May 17th, just after he had made a delivery in a high-crime neighborhood in Indianapolis, a dirtball confronted Honeycutt with a loaded 9 mm handgun. At that point, Honeycutt pulled out his own 9 mm from the back of his pants and fired 15 times, hitting the would-be robber at...

<p>Conditions are now ripe for the U.S. Supreme Court, which has not dealt with gun control issues since 1939 (and then rather cryptically), to resolve whether the Second Amendment confers an individual right to bear arms or a collective right that can be exercised mainly by members of an organized militia.</p>

FReepers, I went and checked out 9mm handguns today. I was looking at the Glock 9mm (mid-size), but was impressed with the Beretta 9mm. The Glock was light, felt like plastic (or carbon)...what is that material? The Beretta instantly felt better in my hand (heavier, all metal, etc.) I am looking for opinions as to which gun is the better of the two. Also, the reasons for your opinions. In any case, I'm looking at the 9mm as a personal protection handgun. As always, your comments mean a lot to me. Thanks.