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11-29-2020, 09:17 AM
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Suicide Special
Why would a retired police officer describe a 25 caliber Armi pistol as a suicide special ? She was a close friend of my fathers and called me one day to offer me all her handguns as her children were anti gun. I met her when I was a teenager and thought she was one of the most beautiful women I had ever seen. There was no pitting on the gun like I had seen on guns used to commit suicide. I should have asked then what she meant but now she has passed. If it wasn't used in a suicide the only other idea I had was that since the slide was so short that an inattentive person might shoot himself in the fingers when racking the slide.
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11-29-2020, 09:27 AM
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An inexpensive poorly made gun that was either....
A. Good for one shot, which is all you need to commit suicide.
or
B. So poorly made it might kill you when it blows up or the slide detaches and is inserted into your right eye socket.
A predecessor to the term "Saturday Night Special".
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11-29-2020, 09:31 AM
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Suicide special is a common euphemism for a small inexpensive handgun.
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11-29-2020, 09:54 AM
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Perhaps similar to the old Saturday night special?
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11-29-2020, 11:25 AM
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Back in the late 60's the press referred to cheap handguns as Saturday Night Specials. Over time some people started calling them suicide specials.
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11-29-2020, 12:02 PM
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Thanks all. I think you nailed it .
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11-29-2020, 12:49 PM
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My understanding is that a "Suicide Special" is a weapon that is as or more dangerous, to the shooter than the target.
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11-29-2020, 06:31 PM
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The term predates "Saturday night special".
It simply means a cheap handgun good for only limited use.
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