I used to have a glock-26. the subcompact 9mm, but i work with a marine that spent two tours in Iraq with a M4 in his hands. He told me a story of a firefight where his buddy was defending a position against an insurgent that was running at him firing an AK, his buddies rifle went dry so he pulled his side arm, a 9mm, and it took almost all 10 shots to drop this guy. And this was a skinny starved insurgent, so i have lost all faith in 9mm. I lived in L.A. too long to not carry something with me wherever I go.