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Edward429451 · July 23, 2012, 11:56 AM

I hope this is the right forum for this. Here is my theory. Since we only fight with a pistol, to get back to the rifle that we shouldn't have laid down...then the pistol is merely a stand in for the rifle. From this perspective, we can say that even a big pistol is a lot more compact than even a short barreled carbine. Easier to carry, easier to shoot well than a pocket pistol, and almost always in a serious caliber which is much more versatile. So why bother with mouse guns?

In the movie theater, someone walked in with an AR, armored, and began shooting people. I have heard it surmised that it was too bad that no ccws were in the theater which could have returned fire. Maybe there was. Perhaps there was two or three LCPs or 380s in peoples pockets that day, but when the balloon went up, they knew they were under gunned. Who in their right mind would want to engage a shooter with an AR, with only a mouse gun?

A K or N frame size gun, or a service sized pistol would have been a lot easier to engage with, with a higher probability of a better outcome for all but the BG. Doesn't it make sense to carry a service size pistol over a pocket pistol?

July 23, 2012, 11:56 AM	#1
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Find the hole in this Theory... I hope this is the right forum for this. Here is my theory. Since we only fight with a pistol, to get back to the rifle that we shouldn't have laid down...then the pistol is merely a stand in for the rifle. From this perspective, we can say that even a big pistol is a lot more compact than even a short barreled carbine. Easier to carry, easier to shoot well than a pocket pistol, and almost always in a serious caliber which is much more versatile. So why bother with mouse guns? In the movie theater, someone walked in with an AR, armored, and began shooting people. I have heard it surmised that it was too bad that no ccws were in the theater which could have returned fire. Maybe there was. Perhaps there was two or three LCPs or 380s in peoples pockets that day, but when the balloon went up, they knew they were under gunned. Who in their right mind would want to engage a shooter with an AR, with only a mouse gun? A K or N frame size gun, or a service sized pistol would have been a lot easier to engage with, with a higher probability of a better outcome for all but the BG. Doesn't it make sense to carry a service size pistol over a pocket pistol?