Knife Lady, I can speak from 12+ years of experience that at least 35-40% of the dealers are drinking on friday and saturday-including many you would not expect. I am a retired dealer that was there for every show for almost 13 years.
Sorry again, but you are not much of an improvement over the OP's son and daughter-in-law. Kids today will act properly if they are educated and held to a higher standard. The passivity of todays parents cause the kids issues, NOT the kids themselves.
Remember folks, we are our kids...
I'm sorry but your son and his wife are hoplophobic idiots. Their actions do more to foster un-educated curiosity in your grandchildren than anything else,guaranteeing boundary issues later on where guns are involved (forbidden fruit type issues). This was a teachable moment for you,them and the...
I have carried,shot,gunsmithed and trained others with the 1911 since the mid 70's. Call me old fashioned if you like, but it is the penultimate carry and SD firearm.
I have carried it in every size and caliber variation available and when comparing it to my Glocks,SIGs,XDs.....they come up...
You aren't missing anything, trust me. They are not even in the same solar system as Brown,Baer,etc...
Their parts failure rate is astronomical. Good looks but questionable performance.
OldHoosier