The Trace: .380 Owners Are Deluded Defenders

By Robert Farago

As any gun guy or gal worth their salt knows, the new breed of .380’s offers ultimate concealment with entirely reasonable accuracy at self-defense distances. Combined with the latest hollow-point ammo, a .380 is a sensible choice for everyday carry. Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun agitpropagandists at The Trace disagree. They spin it this way: Concealed Carriers Have Made a Tiny Pistol with a Sketchy Past a Big Seller for Gun Makers. As always, the subhead tells the tale . . .

Even as .380 handguns have become the height of marketability, questions loom about their usefulness and safety.

Alex Yablon‘s article uses gun gurus’ warnings about the .380’s inherent limitations to do a hatchet job on .380’s, their manufacturers and customers.

I won’t trouble you with the read-between-the-lines history crafted by Mr. Yablon to disparage an entire class of firearms. Suffice it to say, Mr. Yablon’s closing paragraph reveals his true agenda: casting aspersions on Americans’ right — and ability — to keep and bear arms for their own defense, and the defense of other innocent life.

Were that someone armed with a .380, he may find himself unequipped for the role he has taken on. Such was the …Read the Rest

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