Quote:
Originally Posted by BE Mike
Not everyone can afford a quality firearm right off. Some of them are actually like security blankets for some folks who live alone. They fill a niche for some folks for a short period of time. My first handgun was a Star .25 auto. I paid $25.00 and that was a lot of money for me in 1967. It was actually a quality made weapon that was reliable (I test fired it), so I wasn't really embarrassed to own it. It gave my wife peace of mind as a young military wife when I was not around.
|
That goes back to what is a"Saturday Night Special". To a individual that can afford to spent $1K+ on a handgun a $200 piece is a piece of junk. But to someone making minimum wage that $200 gun is a fair chunk of change out of their budget. Have been on both ends of this spectrum.