Where do they live? Just about anywhere Dwight.

How about Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Tx back in 1991 when some whack job drove his truck into the restaurant, got out, and killed 23 people before committing suicide.

Or how about the recent shooting spree that started in the small town of Samson, Alabama where some whack job killed 10 people.

I can rattle off more if you like, but the point is you don't even have to be in high crime areas like South Central to come up against some whack job that's bent on taking out as many people as he can. So you either hope he misses you when the time comes as you cower underneath a booth at the diner, or you carry a gun(LEGALLY) and try to put him down before he kills that baby in the high chair sitting in the next booth.

But back on topic...I'm looking for a 9mm compact or subcompact myself. I've got a Taurus PT945 and it's just too big to carry concealed, so I'm looking for something smaller, but I don't want anything that fires a bullet smaller than 9mm.

Today I went to a local gunshop and bought an 18" barrel for my 870 Remington 12 gauge. They had a 2 day sale on with some great prices and there was a line of 50 people waiting for them to open. I'm in the camp of 12 gauge 00 Buck for the first line of home defense. You don't have to be real accurate when things go bump in the night.