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 ====== Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) ======
-When walking into a gun store and asking to see some handguns, the salesman "should" ask "//How are you planning to use this handgun?//" so as to figure out whether you're seeking a home defense handgun or a "Concealed Carry Weapon". While a full size handgun may be perfect for home defense, it would be difficult to conceal on your body. If you plan on primarily carrying the pistol concealed (assuming that you plan to obtain a "Concealed Carry Weapon" (CCW) permit), then the physical size of the pistol (Full Size, Compact or sub-compact) becomes a major consideration. And with size limitations, come a myriad of compromises.
+When walking into a gun store and asking to see some handguns, the salesman "should" ask "//How are you planning to use this handgun?//" so as to figure out whether you're seeking a home defense handgun or a "Concealed Carry Weapon". While a full size handgun may be perfect for home defense, it would be difficult to conceal on your body. If you plan on primarily carrying the pistol concealed (assuming that you plan to obtain a "Concealed Carry Weapon" (CCW) permit - IF your state requires it), then the physical size of the pistol (Full Size, Compact or sub-compact) becomes a major consideration. And with size limitations, come a myriad of compromises.
 <note important>Generally speaking, your first handgun should always be full size. Once you become proficient with the full size handgun, then you can turn your attention to a compact or sub-compact handgun. If you can't afford two guns, then sell the full size gun in order to purchase the smaller gun. If you can afford two guns, then keep the full size gun as a home defense weapon.</note>
+<note tip>"Constitutional Carry" States do NOT require anyone over 21 to obtain a permit in order to carry a CCW. As of 2/12/21, those States include: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.</note>
 __Size__ \\
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 If your favorite wasn't listed above, the list is not intended to be all-inclusive. And is in no particular order. It is simply intended to serve as a starting point for someone unfamiliar with pistols to begin researching which pistol might be best suited for them.
+__Weight__
+Smaller sized handguns typically result in less weight. And that can increase the amount of recoil the handgun produces... sometimes significantly. If you can't handle the recoil, you probably won't be able to hit what you're aiming (or pointing) at.
 __Reliability__ \\
-The revolver is generally considered the most reliable handgun available. And while it doesn't have the feeding issues from a magazine - as pistols sometime experience - or ejection issues, revolvers typically have a smaller capacity (usually 5 or 6 rounds). Also, as the events described above demonstrate, reloading a revolver, even with a [[https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/revolver-speed-loaders-work/|speed loader]], will be slower than a pistol.
+The revolver is generally considered the most reliable handgun available. And while it doesn't have the feeding issues from a magazine - as pistols sometime experience - or ejection issues, revolvers typically have a smaller capacity (usually 5 or 6 rounds). Also, reloading a revolver, even with a [[https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/revolver-speed-loaders-work/|speed loader]], will be slower than a pistol.
-This story began with a [[https://www.taurususa.com/firearms/revolvers/taurus-judge/taurus-judge-revolvers-45-colt-410-ga-5-round-matte-stainless-2/|Taurus Judge with a 3” barrel]]. While this revolver has a tremendous "kick", it fires either a .45 Colt (which could be hollow points) OR a .410 shotgun shell. This would inflict //significant// damage to an attacker... especially at close range. And that was exactly why the woman above chose it.
+This original story began with a [[https://www.taurususa.com/firearms/revolvers/taurus-judge/taurus-judge-revolvers-45-colt-410-ga-5-round-matte-stainless-2/|Taurus Judge with a 3” barrel]]. While this revolver has a tremendous "kick", it fires either a .45 Colt (which could be hollow points) OR a .410 shotgun shell. This would inflict //significant// damage to an attacker... especially at close range. And that was exactly why the woman chose it.
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 __Manual Safety__ \\
-Another consideration for a CCW pistol whether the you want a manual "safety" mechanism. While the 1911 has a manual "Thumb Safety", many other pistols have no "real" safety (e.g., simply pulling the trigger on a Glock disengages its "safety"). These pistols without a safety are the easiest for a child to accidentally discharge (because if there is a round in the chamber, all they have to do is pull the trigger). However, in a stressful situation where you need to use the pistol for defense... people who rarely practice forget to release the safety... wasting time that could mean the difference between life or death.
+Another consideration for a CCW pistol whether the you want a manual "safety" mechanism. While the 1911 has a manual "Thumb Safety", many other pistols have no "real" safety (e.g., simply pulling the trigger on a Glock disengages its "safety"). Those pistols without a manual safety are the easiest for a child to accidentally discharge (because if there is a round in the chamber, all they have to do is pull the trigger). However, in a stressful situation where you need to use the pistol for defense... people who rarely practice forget to release the manual safety... wasting time that could mean the difference between life or death.