Friday, February 10, 2006

CCW Story: Part 25: The lefty liberal learns of lead spitting llamas

I had to wait until payday to get the Bersa. I found myself thinking about it a lot. Strange that I would be this excited about getting a gun. I surfed the internet and found a Bersa chat page, bersatalk.com where people discussed technical issues. I downloaded the owner's manual and read it from cover to cover, paying close attention to the lengthy safety sections.

While surfing for Bersa, I found that the same importer also carries the Llama line of handguns. Now there is a product name to inspire fear. I can hear the police debriefing now:

"The suspect pulled a gun and tried to shoot me, so I drew my Llama and double tapped him, he kept coming so I took him with a head shot". Yeah, that Llama .45 sure packs a punch".

I see in my mind an imaginary Llama handgun logo, an angry Llama spitting bullets. I wonder if the Llama line has taken off in the US? It seems like a silly name for a weapon to me, but if you think about it, is it any sillier than Colt? To the Argentinean makers of the Llama, I am sure it is just as cool a cultural reference.

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