I just don't get 'barbs' like this unless they are done clearly in fun amongst 'friends and family'. As for whatever the gun costs - it is what it is and it is what the market will bear! there have been no comments on this forum about 'us' guys being able to buy these to somehow p..s on the heads of those who can't. In fact, there is more help and camaraderie here to help with a problem than many I've seen.
I think the price is something we all recognize is that which equates to the value we find of this firearm., be it $900 or $1300. It is a value determination that ties directly in to the confidence with which we can carry well hidden, but also well within reach of a draw, a firearm that we absolutely know will not fail us in a critical moment, will not fail to fire, feed, extract, or whatever and can command the use of a very powerful round that has proven its ability to deliver incapacitating injuries to the intended BG - and it can do all of that waiting for me in my pocket - silently, unobtrusively, waiting to deliver its finally tuned and engineered components in a scientifically and physically artful dance of perfection at the command of my trigger finger to defend life and limb of loved ones, then that is value I appreciate, even demand, in this engineering marvel.
If that all somehow makes me an elitist or gun snob to someone who really cares well then, fine, that's what I am to them. I'll spend exactly the next 3 seconds of my life pondering that before I forget to care.
It IS comforting to know I can can carry my R9 in virtually any attire, it stays concealed, and it will work, in a very big way, when I need it!!!
