A Glock 23. Lucky for me I am left handed as I carry in a shoulder holster. Have a number of other guns but for home defense, it's the Remington 870 Express with the 18" barrel. I call it my hallway howitzer. I have never had to use a weapon in defense of a life and I hope I never have to. However.....


BeanoGB, I truly understand your feelings, probably derived from growing up in such a restrictive society. Try comparing your crime statistics with the US. You would assume that here, with our perceived cowboy mentality, crime would be over the top. You may be a little shocked. Take a look at Australian crime rates and what happened to them after the government starting confiscating weapons.

Here's a couple of links:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/html/cjusew96/vsvpr.htm
http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/cjusew96.pdf
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21902
http://www.saf.org/JFPP14ch5.htm
http://www.lewrockwell.com/edmonds/edmonds39.html
An outstanding article that looks beyond the rhetoric
some facts with supporting sources

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein