[sh34r]

> I have no idea why people buy pistols that aren’t Glocks.

A G45 was my top pick if price were no object, but this is the worst job market in 20 years for SWEs. I’ve been out of work more often than not for the last 2 years (never taking more than a month to find something new for the previous 10 years).

Until that MN shooting spree, I always felt the risks of gun ownership were greater than the risk of home invasions. I am fortunate to live in an area where random violence is quite rare. But paramilitary-style murders and forced disappearances are a categorically different kind of threat. The statistical rarity doesn’t matter. What matters is taking one of the bastards with you to hell when they come for you. If you can’t save yourself, save the next person on their hitlist, and in doing so, save the world. Die on your feet instead of your knees. There are fates worse than death. Forced disappearance is certainly one of them.

Anyway, my LGS had a lightly-used P365XL with a bunch of accessories for half the price of any Glock. It was a no-brainer to me. Guns aren’t a “buy once cry once” kinda purchase. Seems hardly anyone has just one for very long.

TLDR: people buy other handguns because it’s a tool to them, not a hobby. At least, not yet.