Newer doesn’t always equal better, but in no way am I dismissing technological advances. My first gun was an auto and I own more autos than I do revolvers. My default home defense gun is a high capacity Glock, depending on the circumstances. I would never advocate for a snub revolver as a primary sidearm for military or police, although I would and always have absolutely recommended a snub to LEO’s as a back-up weapon. It’s because the circumstances are generally much different when the back-up weapon is utilized and have more in common with civilian self-defense than do the more proactive aspects of police work and I think the snub offers advantages for the specific needs of civilian concealed carry. Both auto or revolver are just tools to me, and I use both choosing whichever tool is appropriate for the specific job.
I know of no one who has an easy, reliable and repeatable solution to the problems with autos choking in ECQ that works well for a majority of people. A lot of folks claim to have, but they generally fall apart when the pressure is cranked up.
The vast majority violence occurs at contact distance, but most people don’t carry firearms, but we do still see numerous documented contact shooting incidents on a relatively regular basis. And I Imagine we would see more if more people carried and had some training in integrated H2H skills, but most people lack the ability to defend themselves effectively while accessing a weapon during sudden close-quarter assaults.
What we don’t see with any regularity is armed civilians FORCED into protracted gun fights with multiple armed gang members.
