The two pistols on my list.

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I know, too early to be too hopeful. But one can't help dreaming. The two pistols on my list I could probably get sooner rather than later are topping my list, currently. One for those times when almost no pistol seems possible (think shorts and t-shirt, or swim trunks). The other for more general small carry. I do like revolvers, if they aren't as fun to shoot (as a 14 round .45). They work, every time. I think I am stuck on that S&W Chief Special for the .357 mag. Weight isn't an issue for me, in conceal carry, at least not like it is with most people. Further, the extra weight of a steel gun reduces recoil. I am able to shoot my friend's .357 magnum with full .357 (+P, as he likes to load them hot!) with a single hand (and bounce a can at 35 plus feet). His is even a pug, sub 2" barrel. The Chief has a 3" barrel (the one that I want, there are two types of Chiefs, at least). The other pistol comes highly recommended by a source I trust (though hand size might or might not be an issue). I am not sure I can use it. I will have to see if someone around has one for range rent. It's called a Black Widow, a 22 mag (and I can get a .22 lr cylinder for it as well, I do believe).

Yeah, I still want that shotgun, the KSG. I have heard Kel-Tec is synonymous with poor delivery. They offer possibly cutting edge weapons and either they are fail or they are impossible to get. Then instead of printing them per demand, they just move on to... something else cool and interesting. I can hope they will be better poised to pounce on opportunity, with the economy the way it is. Or I will simply have to wait for the patents to die for someone with an interest in making a buck to come along and copy, and produce in numbers. Plus, it won't be out until the end of the year, so I would have time to reconfigure my savings.

Why three carry pistols? First, I like having a backup. Second, there are different situations that call for different types of carry. Beyond all that? If allowed... How about because I can? If I get my permit I plan to carry at all times (when legal to do so). I see it as a civil duty, no less than voting. I see it as a right that should be exercised (or it will be lost). It is seriously doubtful I will ever have to use it. I do avoid bad parts of cities. I do my work in the day (when possible). I avoid trouble and can almost smell it. Even if someone broke into my home, I have doubts I would actually have to shoot, not here. Probably just someone's problem child and I really wouldn't send them a corpse because they have a stupid kid. I might train my gun on someone like that, then merely call the cops whatever else happened (assuming they froze or ran).

Jazzed by the class I guess. I could have gotten a conceal carry in Iowa, I had a permit to buy handguns for four years. There really shouldn't be an issue. Who knows though, Utah is different from Iowa. However this time I will get to the bottom of any problems, and if it is somehow the V.A., I will get people on that. From what I am seeing with my heart doctors, they realize it was a terrible mistake to have listed me as psychiatric. I think they darn well know my problem has simply been heart related. They know the symptomology. It fits. That my heart was simply not explored as a problem is a shame, and embarrassment, even though I was pretty young when it became an issue. Sure, it wasn't them, but it was their field. Anyway, I will get the permit if I can.