[ExI] pistols

[William Flynn Wallace]

I thank everyone for their input.  My wife has decided that she doesn't
want a gun.  I have the Ruger Mark One with LR hollow points, so perhaps we
are adequately protected.

We did have a sort of home invasion.  A black man tried to get in the front
door in broad daylight and my wife pushed him back and talked him out of
it.  I saw him a few minutes later up the street talking to the police.  I
think he must have been drunk or was a mental patient the police already
knew, as they were making no moves to arrest him.  The incident did change
the place where I keep my Ruger.

Again - thanks    bill w

On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 10:30 AM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Bill-
>
> I'm late to the discussion, and it doesn't tick all your boxes, but I'd
> give some thought to a Ruger LCR .22, a revolver that holds 8 rounds (
> https://ruger.com/products/lcr/specSheets/5410.html).   People like to
> complain about the stopping power of a .22LR which I suppose is valid, but
> it's a very small gun, gives you 2 extra rounds compared to a typical
> revolver, and is ultra reliable.
>
> In semis, I love the FN509 midsize 9MM.   It's not compact, but is still
> small enough to carry concealed, and is very well made.   It has 4 safeties
> but other than the hinged trigger, they're pretty much all passive.
>
> I understand if no manual safety is a showstopper, but personally, I think
> manual safeties do more harm than good and should be avoided.
>
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 9:56 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> I am a little torn: I have a Ruger .22.  Roz will have a Glock 19 gen 5
>> if I get no recommendations that seem objective.  Do I need another gun?
>> Can I sell my .22?  Nothing on eBay I notice.  Illegal?  She will be in the
>> back of the house, far from the front doors, and I am ten feet from it and
>> twenty feet from the only back door.  A bold break-in would likely leave
>> Roz far away from the action; but she will have the pistol.  I think you
>> are probably right and I need to get a gun that will stop someone faster
>> than the .22 could.  Come to think of it, I haven't thought of it.  My .22
>> is in the back of the house.  I'll move it up here.  This is a quiet
>> neighborhood, circa 50s.  Four blocks from the courthouse.
>>
>> I judge my security to be inadequate.
>>
>> Thanks    bill w
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 7:19 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *…*> *On Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
>>>
>>> *Subject:* [ExI] pistols
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, ladies and gentlemen, recall the T shirt that some women wore?
>>>
>>> "I am out of estrogen and I have a gun."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That describes my wife except that she doesn't have a gun.  So let's get
>>> her one.
>>>
>>> …
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So - please let me have your recommendations - new guns only - accuracy
>>> not an issue (target shooting will be done but am not aiming for accuracy,
>>> just stopping power and lots of noise)
>>>
>>>     bill w
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi BillW,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Being as this is not the right forum for that discussion, I will post my
>>> recommendations privately.  The obvious question is OK, one for your bride,
>>> but what about you?  As the member of the family who is the former US
>>> militia man, one might think you would want to keep and bear as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> spike
>>>
>>>
>>>
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