Thanks! Good advise ... I currently own an older 642, a Glock 35 and a 5" 686. Right now I'm leaning towards something more powerful than my S&W 642, but small ... so I've been reading reviews and comparing ... the Wather PPS looks interesting ... I used to own a Glock 27 and liked it ... I don't know, there's time. And half the fun is looking and learning.
By the way ... the local sheriff's dept has digital fingerprinting ... supposedly speeds it up -- as long as I didn't mess up the application. You still have to jump through hoops ... they just make it a little easier