[John Sabato]

It has long been my opinon (a strong one!) that if I were to enter a gunfight with only a pistol... it would have to be a 1911A1 with a lot of magazines. I carried one for nearly 20 years in the Army... It is still my serious social encounter choice.

The problem during WW2 and after was inadequate training. Those who were given .45 pistols were intended to protect only their own lives with them... they are not an offensive weapon, nor is any other pistol.

The myths about their inaccuracy are exactly that...a MYTH.

The service accuracy criteria standard for a 1911 pistol is 4 inches at 25 yards from a machine rest... if it doesn't meet that standard it is withdrawn from service and sent back to be rebuilt. I have no idea what the standard is for the Beretta 9mm that replaced it. Thankfully that was after I retired from the Army.

Your Luger is a PRICELESS family heirloom? I totally agree. Never let that piece of history out of your possession. Treasure it as a memory of your grandfather... YOUR grandchildren will be fascinated by its engineering, design, comfort, accuracy and history...

And now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that we DO in fact have the RIGHT under the U.S. Constitution to own firearms for protection, we are one step closer to freedom than we were with the uncertainty that existed this morning before their historic decision.