re: Canik TP9 9mm

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I used to give you some grief about your hardline stance about self defense guns, but I've come around to your philosophy.

In my work, I see guys get arrested for violent crimes. Typically, these guys are of the thug variety. They sag their pants, they wear clothes 4 sizes too big, etc. They carry high capacity sidearms underneath these clothing. Not slim, 7 round pistols. Full size guns. Why? Because they can. It made me realize that, if I'm ever in a bad situation with these types of people, they will have that advantage over me.

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Friends of mine in LE have been reporting for the past couple of years that they're seeing more and more of the thugs armed with quality, high-cap handguns.

Apparently their income from drug sales has enabled them to move up from the old "Saturday night specials" to Glocks, M&P's, et al -- and even the occasional 1911.