Compact Carry Guns And A Question Of Opinion:

- Here you go - maybe this is something to think about:

My question is .. How can any two people, when shown the same item or fact - hold totally opposing opinions of it's value or status?

This can only happen if one (- or maybe both of them) - dismisses & ignores some aspect (fact) of the item or issue that would otherwise stop them holding onto some cherished personal 'core value'.

In order to keep the discussion in-line with the stated flavor of this blog .. let's use a gun as an example: A GLOCK.

Since 1982 this basic design has been adopted worldwide very extensively for use by Military, Law Enforcement, and civilians as their choice for an effective,  dependable, portable firearm.
- However .. after 37 years - there are still those who opine that Glocks are C R A P.

.. Sometimes some folk just WANT to believe that "it" is so.

I've even read again recently, opinion that Glock's use of ceramics encourages terrorism.😍

.. I well recall the Head of the Police Firearms Office, 'Taffy' forcefully telling me that "NO WAY WILL MY POLICE FORCE EVER USE A PLASTIC GUN".
After a whole human generation .. (& five Glock generations 🙂) .. there are still some shooters who will swear that these guns melt in the sun - are invisible to X-Rays - blow-up - are inaccurate - fall apart when dropped - are dangerous because they haven't got an external 'safety' switch - are plastic toy guns - or are an anti-American communist plot.

Glock Gen5. G19X 

- All this self delusion despite the further obvious reality - that without exception - every other firearms manufacturer has introduced their own version of such a high capacity polymer pistol.

There are STILL shooters who insist that the ONLY worthwhile handgun is a '1911 forty-five' or a 'forty-four Magnum' or perhaps 'a 357 Magnum'.  - Of course these chosen preferred handguns do have merit and are functional in their own manner.

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e.g.2: British ROYALISTS when cornered - repeatedly avow that even if everything else about the costs of an inherited, privileged, undemocratic monarchy is true - they will claim that people from all over the planet flock to England to see the extended royal family as a major tourist attraction that is worth MILLIONS.

FACT - 50,000 Visitors to Buckingham Palace annually.

VERSAILLES

.. despite the fact that many more tourists, 3 Million per year visit the French Palace of Versailles who's royals were permanently declared obsolete & redundant in 1789.

 .. NO FRENCH ROYALS FOR 230 YEARS.

- To hold any strong opinion which is not fact based - they have to ignore the TRUTH.

The deluded will maintain that the facts are wrong and that their beliefs are right - because to accept otherwise might render their cherished core principals in life to be without value.

Here is a link to a factual test comparison from Greg Ellifritz of three modern compact pistols - the S&W Shield, Glock 43X, & Glock 48:

https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/shooting-the-new-glock-48-and-43x?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ActiveResponseTraining+%28Active+Response+Training%29

Marty K.