REFLECTIONS ON HELLER, PART V
Tom Gresham, who does the great GunTalk call-in radio show and Personal Defense TV (which will be on the Sportsman Channel and assorted other cable venues, instead of its old home on the Outdoor Channel, when its third season airs beginning next month) was doing an interview with Alan Gura, the masterful attorney who orchestrated the free people’s victory in the Heller decision.
It occurred to Tom that this was an occasion suitable for a fine commemorative firearm. He approached Paul Pluff, the public relations guru at Smith & Wesson, and Paul was as excited about the idea as Tom. The Second Amendment Foundation got into the act, and voila: the commemorative is here.
It’s a Smith & Wesson Model 442, the “hammerless” Centennial Airweight, a short barreled five-shot .38 Special revolver. It’s an excellent choice for concealed carry, and particularly apropos since Washington, DC is fighting the Supreme Court’s decision tooth and nail. The city’s initial response was that it would register only revolvers instead of semiautomatic pistols.
This neat little pocket-size gun would fit even DC’s registration standards. I can think of no better way to thumb one’s nose at anti-rights Washington mayor Adrian Fenty…and, God knows, some well-deserved nose-thumbing is certainly due in that direction.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
That’s something to warm the heart of a middle aged bureaucrat like me.
When I was growing up it seemed as if every gun company was making a “commemorative” this or that. Now we are just lucky they are still making guns. I think S & W’s selection of the 442 is highly appropriate given the crap that DC is trying to pull.
Maybe when Mr. Heller wins again somebody can do a 1911 as a commemorative. Heck it’s a gun, you can always use it to shoot your commemorative plates.
Biker
September 24th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Mas,
I’d like to send these folks a of my couple holsters by way of thanks.
If you have the time, can you e-mail me some contact info, and I’ll get some concealment gear right out to them.
Rob
September 26th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Rob, that’s damn decent of you. Best bet is to call Second Amendment Foundation at (425) 454 7012. (Useful number for everyone to keep on hand…great organization. I’ve been with them for many years.) They’ll be able to put you in touch with Alan Gura, Tom Gresham, etc.
Rob, by the way, makes some outstanding holsters and has a sterling reputation in the industry.