Sure. But that assumes an absurd hypothetical has been proposed and the conclusion offered was practical. I don't see that as being the case.
I think you know better than that. I am saying that given the concept of a lounge-around gun, the J-frame meets the need quite well.Essentially you're saying that since you cannot guarantee that any one gun will be able to win the fight in every single imaginable circumstance that you might as well just carry a j-frame.
Nope. I'm proposing that given the described situation a particular solution addresses the situation quite well. Nothing can address all situations perfectly, but in the parameters offered the solution is quite viable. There are other solutions and I don't object to them. I do object to the idea that because there are other solutions that the offered solution is inadequate. I don't make fun of folks that feel they need hi-cap big guns wondering around the house, it's good that they know their limitations in their situation. But don't come down on others that don't share those limitations in their situation. It is not the difference between "not needing a gun at all today" and "needing a gun today", it is the difference between "needing a gun today" and "needing a gun today to do something the J-frame can't handle."But following that logic, why bother with the gun at all? It's like you're purposely trying to thread a needle between the huge percentage chance of not needing a gun at all today and the unlikely chance of needing a gun today.
As you point out, that is only one part of the problem, and I would go so far as to suggest it is the minor part of the problem. And nothing argumentative about it, I'd pick my J-frame. There is a reason the G26 is a safe queen. Much as I love my other Glocks, the G26 is uncomfortable for me to carry and shoot, and given the choice I regularly take the J-frame if thta is the choice.What it boils down to is pretty simple: if and when you do need a gun, if you could suddenly have either a j-frame or a G26 appear in your hand, which would you pick? Unless you're going to be argumentative for the heck of it, you'd pick the G26.
Actually it might be easier to push a quarter, given that it has a larger surface for you to interact with as opposed to the dime. That beside the point, lots of folks have made that decision to carry the J-frame because the definite cost in time, effort, and comfort outweighs the possible benefits of the G26.So given that you'd prefer a G26 for the fight, all that's left is to weigh the cost (time, effort, comfort) of carrying a G26 instead of a j-frame. I acknowledge that it's not as zombie thoughtless simple to carry a G26 as it is to drop a j into your pocket. But it's not as easy to push a quarter across a table as it is to push a dime, either... but neither of those things is actually difficult and I doubt anyone would opt to receive the dime over the quarter just because it was "easier."