Reading The Firearm Blog this morning, I skimmed over a review of the S&W Bodyguard .380. I got to the conclusion:

The “Bodyguard” is handy and light to carry as well as fast getting the first shot off. It would be hard to beat as a backup pistol or one you grab to make a quick trip to the convenience store. I know carry your full size pistol but to be honest many people do grab a backup pistol for this type of neighborhood chore.

If everyone else in the house wasn’t sleeping, I would have screamed at my computer monitor.

I know a lot of people do this sort of thing, but just because a lot of people do it doesn’t make it right, nor that you should perpetuate and encourage it. You know… like voting Democrat. 😉  Or voting Republican for that matter. *grin* I digress.

We don’t call convenience stores “stop and robs” for nothing.

If a place has a statistically higher chance of being a target of violent crime, well, of course the best solution is to not go there. But if you must, why in the world would you willingly choose an inferior piece of live-saving equipment? That would be like a firefighter choosing to go to a 3-alarm fire with a garden hose and a bucket.

If ensuring you have a talisman to ward off evil or make you feel comfortable is what matters to you, then I guess by all means make this choice. But if ensuring you can return home with that jug of milk should the flag fly is what matters to you, strap on your proper gun. I mean, you obviously considered this fact, because it’s why you carry a gun in the first place. But it’s up to you and your mindset. Your life. Your choice.