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I think if we discourage anyone from carrying the weapon of their choice, we end up discouraging all. Following the slippery slope to its logical end, if we discourage smaller than the 9mm, then eventually the 9mm become the mouse gun. The 40 guys will then say to discourage the 9mm, and we end up with the 40 being the mouse gun. Then the 45 guys will make fun of the 40 (as if they did not already) and the 40 gets discouraged. Then the 50 guys end up making fun of the 45 guys and we end up with only one caliber.

And if you think this would not happen, compare the sizes of the officer model 1911's to the 380s and micro-nines. The differences are so small as to not be worth arguing about. And history has shown that the market will make whatever we want, basically. Notice how the nine's dropped in popularity when we were all limited to ten round magazines? I would bet the market could make a .50AE that was small enough for pocket carry, if we demanded it. I would hate to shoot it though.