The origin (and the ENTIRE purpose) of +P ammunition can be directly traced to the then startling increase in gun sales---and the equally startling increase in concealed carry permits.
Startling to whom (?) you might ask. Startling to the folks who make ammunition-------and of course they're the same folks who sell it---in exchange for YOUR money----which is now their money. Similarly the increase in the manufacture of guns "rated for +P"-----and sold in exchange for YOUR money----which is now their money.
Let's digress for a moment to discuss the "Plaintiff's Bar". These are the folks who make a GOOD living helping you when you and/or your property has been damaged by another---another person or product. They are, without exception, graduates of law school and members of a bar association. The way they make a GOOD living is by suing the pants off of any and all who have, in any conceivable way, had anything to with any product or action which can be shown to have caused or contributed to such damage. They are, without exception, waiting in the wings----drooling over the prospect of some mental midget making ammunition which will damage ANY gun ever made in a caliber for which +P ammunition is, or ever will be made. If and when such an unlikely event should come to pass, you'll soon learn of it by TV ads inviting you to call 1-800-BAD-AMMO.
A brief additional comment about mental midgets: There aren't any to be found running ammunition manufacturers.
I could go on, but I've learned from experience it's really a waste of time. Those who have concerns about +P ammunition have yet to be concerned about their pocketbooks----------which is really what this is all about.
Ralph Tremaine
