I think that for me, I need a little gun. We are allowed 3 guns on our CA CCW and you can only carry those three. I currently have a Commander .45 acp (which rides in a briefcase or under the seat), a Springfield XD-9 Subcompact and a Taurus model 85 stainless .38 snubby. They are all heavy for summer clothes and just dropping in a pocket - they make my pants fall down!
I think that the most likely scenarios for my use of a personal defense firearm would be at arm's length, and sticking a .22, .25 or .32 in an attacker's eye or up against his head is most likely what would happen. I don;t think I am going to be in a protracted gun fight across a room or across the street. If the distance is that great, the DA is liable to claim that I should have just run away... or the dead crook's family's attorney is going to make that claim!
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