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Something like this. Although the air marshals carry a P229 Sig Sauer chambered for .357 Sig rounds (a 10mm auto shell necked down to a .357 bullet). So, not really concerned with overpenetration or blowing out a window.

They can be beaten and maimed or killed with the brick pistol. Stabbed with a poorly sharpened thrift store knife. Doused with lighter fluid and burned. Flayed. Blinded, raped etc and etc and etc. Having that gizmo on it accomplishes nothing but 'security theater'.

You can mitigate most assaults. I've done so with pretty good voice acting skills that convinced the suspected bad guy I was not an easy target. In only a few cases have I had to do anything more. I know where everyone was around me when I am not in a protected place. I never let them get too close. I was not doing my nails, bullshitting on the phone, texting, whining on the phone to my GF/BF that my pussy/cock hurt or other Darwin award winning activities.

Why this is considered technically newsworthy is beyond me it's more of a troll. For 14,000 dollars I can buy more guns than my home town rural police department.

FWIW you can buy a rather awesome Russian target pistol for under 400 or a Beretta Neos for under 300, they quit making the 7.5 inch barrelled one. http://www.gunblast.com/Paco_Beretta-NEOS.htm

If you want to be good enough to carry a pistol and not be beaten to death with it train more than the cops. Read Massad Ayoob and Col. Jeff Coopers books and articles to know some of what a rational adult needs to know to carry a pistol. This is not something where a technical solution is viable unless it's something that has been beaten on for a century. Hell name me something electronic that lasts a year. I can still fire a WWII 1911A1 that has only been maintained and have it just work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Ayoob

One feeble benefit of this gadget might be to keep your kid or others kids from using it. IMAO if your kid is old enough to pick it up you should have already been training them on how to use it. It is a significant right of adulthood in the United States and not teaching them is an abrogation of your duty to the. Knowing some precocious 7 year olds that gizmo would stop them for under an hour.

You use of the phrase "whenever possible" pretty much gives you the right to make up what ever meaning you want, unless of course you personal communications with the framers.

Sometimes situations crop up that are really unusual, so interpretation is required. It's tough for me to say absolutes, as if there's even one exception it's no longer an absolute in my mind. For example, the whole 'people' thing. Back then you could sometimes translate it(by founder intent) as 'White Land-owning Men'. There are things that the founders never envisioned. Stuff like a nuclear bomb. Automatic weapons are easy; there were some works using multiple barrels even back then.

The internet, I'm sure they didn't have a clue, but I give it the same protection by the 1st as I give old manual printing presses.

Both are advances in technology.

Mind you that is also regardless of the fact that the founding fathers never use the term "regulated" to mean what you think it means anywhere else in the Constitution.

Ok, the 2nd grands the government the right to regulate the milita. Still doesn't allow it to infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Nice leap there. You can't honestly tell me you are using a modern production black powder rifle as a measurement of 18th century unrifled flint/match lock muskets? The difference in Muzzle Velocity is staggeringly different.

No, actually it isn't. While mine is more a duplication of a civil war piece, but it's performance characteristics are the same. Percussion/flint/match locks are all just ignition methods. FFg and FFFg are Black powder, the same stuff as used back then. Heck, the ratings on powder granularity date from back then as well.

but the point that a 1700 musket or pistol is even remotely comparable to modern firearms is quit laughable.

They both propel a lead projectile. A modern firearm can indeed be more powerful; but a .32ACP pistol doesn't trump a .44cal flintlock pistol at 7 yards if the guy with the flintlock hits.

And since you obviously know what the original writers of the constitution thought then I am sure you know they never perceived people carrying around concealed hand guns capable of punching holes through inches of steel.

Now you're exaggerating again. 9mm & .45(two of the biggest carry calibers) barely dent 3/16" steel. The rounds that penetrate, I'll note, look a lot like rifle bullets. Small diameter for their length, necked cases. I'll also note that the very properties that allow them to penetrate steel also make them suboptimal for self defense. IE they aren't very deadly.

They'd have wondered what the big deal about concealing it. At least for the 'gentlemen', carrying something was pretty standard. Carrying openly was accepted. So wasn't carrying in a pocket of a coat for convienence. More knives than firearms, in many cases, but still. Why would they worry about the 'sheer' power? Gunshot wounds are more survivable today than they were back then. Lead Ball inflicts nasty wounds even compared to modern hollowpoints, though medical technology has made the real difference.

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/keltec_0 92304/

http://www.gunblast.com/KelTec_P3AT.htm

http://thearmedcitizen.com/gunpages/slipper.htm

The ethics of owning guns http://www.a-human-right.com/introduction.html

The 2nd Amendment http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm

If you know anyone with young children who need gun safety training http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/materials.asp

It ROCKS!

I usually carry my Kel-Tec P32, which has a Pocket Slipper Laser Aimer. Sits in the front pocket like a PCA or wallet. http://www.smartcarry.com/xsl.jpg

Guns And Laws

http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm

Nice, small gun

http://www.gunblast.com/KelTec_P3AT.htm and

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/keltec_0 92304/ Lifetime guarantee. .32 caliber, $250~ Slightly larger and more money: http://www.waltheramerica.com/firearms/ppks.cfm

Florida gun laws

http://www.packing.org/state/index.jsp/florida

If you know anyone with young children who need gun safety training http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/materials.asp

The official police academy book for gun laws in Florida http://www.floridafirearmslaw.com/indexbook.shtml

The ethics of owning guns http://www.a-human-right.com/introduction.html

Florida's concealed carry permit office http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/index.htm l

FAQ http://www.guncite.com/index.html and http://gunscholar.com/

Purchase From Dealer

There is no license or permit required to purchase a firearm (rifle, shotgun or handgun) in the State of Florida. However, at the time of purchase an "instant background check" is performed by the dealer calling an 800 number that connects him to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The FDLE operator uses the basic information about you provided by the dealer (name, address, birthdate, Social Security Number, etc.) to check the state and federal computers to determine whether or not you have a criminal record, domestic violence conviction or are subject to a restraining order. If you have a clean record, FDLE tells the dealer that you are Approved, and the sale takes place. If there is a problem with your record the dealer is told that you are Disapproved, and he may not sell you the firearm. Assuming that you are "approved", you may take a rifle or shotgun home immediately. In the case of a handgun, you must wait three days to take it out of the store, a so-called "cooling-off" period. If you are approved, the state distroys the record of the call for the instant background and the dealer keeps a written record, which is later checked by the ATF. From a dealer, the minimum age of a rifle or shotgun is 18; for a handgun it is 21. Persons holding a valid Florida Concealed Weapon License are exempt from the handgun waiting period. Persons holding a Florida Concealed Weapons License must have the Instant Background Check performed. Sale or Transfer Between Individuals

There are no formal requirements for the sale/transfer of a firearm between individuals. However, it is a crime for you to knowingly transfer a firearm to an underaged person, or to a person who you know to be otherwise disqualified (such as a person previously convicted of a felony). For private sales, the minimum age for a rifle, shotgun, or handgun is 18 and no waiting period or background check.

Special County Requirements

In accordance with a Constitutional Revision passed by the voters in November of 1998, any County within Flor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1440764.stm
http://www.reason.com/0211/fe.jm.gun.shtml
http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/gun_ban_utopia _creates_crime.htm. http://www.gunblast.com/British_Crime_Soars.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/607623.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lott

Now, I fully expect you to dismiss most of these links out of hand because they come from 'biased' sources. I also fully expect that you will not do even the bare minimum of research nessesary to form a coherant opinion on your own, beyond the kneejerk post above mine. I myself have only posted the most interesting links from the front page of the Google search I conducted, and I know better sources exist. So really, I suppose I can't be disappointed this way, nor have I wasted too much time.

Instead of a .22, something like a Kel-Tec P3AT can be carried. 6+1 rounds of .380 in a 7.2 oz package that is less than an inch thick and is very, very easily concealable.
Here's a picture of mine beside my cell phone, pda, etc.
It also happens to be pretty cheap at ~$200.
It isn't a revolver (which is nice because it can shoot out of a pocket without jamming up - something like a SW 342PD would be a good choice for a small revolver) but it is tiny.

If you are going to carry, check out packing.org for information on ccw reciprocity.

Tasers are... well... the cheap ones are crap. Sure they look scary, but some really don't do all that much. Really, hitting someone with one of the cheap ones will just piss them off.

Taser does sell a civilian version, but it costs $300 more than the .380, is bigger, weighs more and shoots only once. It is legal in most places though - although it is becoming illegal in some as local governments start banning it. NJ has a ban on it as well.

Also, a surefire or similar flashlight is a good thing to have. Very bright and you can get their G2 model for cheap ($35ish).

Rubbing alcohol is great for cooling down. Burns if splashed in someone's eyes too ;)

Why does everybody think this is just a case of some kid who bought a handheld laser pointer and is trying to point it at an airplane that flew overhead?

Come on people, it doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to figure out that a combination of a commercial/scientific laser along with a good quality sighting scope mounted on a high quality tripod wouldn't be too difficult or expensive to slap together. Hell, just get a good laser and mount it on top of a good pair of military observation binoculars and you'd probably be ready to rock & roll.

It also doesn't take a whole lot of imagination to realize that from a mountain top or other high peak of land you could target aircraft flying directly towards your position from a few miles away. If it's flying in your direction then its horizontal and lateral positions won't change very much so you wouldn't need a sophisticated tracking system. You wouldn't even need a very high position if you intend on targeting aircraft that are landing - just an open area a mile or so from the end of the runway.

Because some folks have similar offers.