Our recent blurb about Washington Times editor Emily Miller’s personal Mission: Impossible (obtaining a handgun permit in Washington DC) really hit a nerve. In slightly less than two days, the short post was clicked to almost 12,000 times. That’s pretty good, and it almost helps me forget that Brad Kozak scooped me on the Firefly poster scandal and got more than 20,000 hits. But enough about him . . .
Along with a spirited 2A debate, several comments speculated about the make and model of the pistol Ms. Miller posed with. Was it a Kahr, or a Sig? I put the question directly to Ms. Miller herself. Sorry, Tailgunner Joe, but Matt H got it right: it’s a Kahr. Ms. Miller herself set the record straight, in this TTAG exclusive:
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I used [my editor’s] guns for the photos. He said to tell you that “the gun is a Kahr K40, purchased around 1997 — long before I had any association with The Washington Times. It has never failed me, can’t imagine a better concealed carry gun.”
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Ms. Miller also puts to rest any speculation that the Washington Times was promoting Kahr Arms at the theoretical behest of the newspaper’s ownership, who may or may not also own a stake in the gunmaker. All-steel Kahrs are solid and reliable guns, but at 30 ounces loaded I find the K40 a mite chunky for all-day carry.
Maybe the DC Po-Po will let her save a half-pound and carry a polymer-framed Kahr instead? If they let her carry anything at all, that is. Check out her latest bureaucratic adventure here. And why are the DC police promoting Glocks, anyway?