Eyerator, you will be wanting the matching M1 carbine for travel. And maybe a reloader.

Not sure if you heard of the 8 year old boy who shot himself with a micro uzi in MA last month. It has really puzzled me how a rational father, a doctor, could make such a decision!  Then i was reminded of allowing my kids to ride bikes without helmets.... every day. 

MadGolfer:

You make a good point.

Would that father have left out a canof rat poison where his eight-year-old could have gotten into it.

One of the responsibilities of gun ownership, especially legal gun ownership, is to keep your piece secure from children.

Incidentally, I rode bicycles for decades without a helmet. I'm still here.

Although some would say it affected my brain. (QGTM)

If you Google "Westfield Uzi", the story is tragic and the most reasonable justification after a month of thoughts is that parents let kids bicycle, skateboard, ski etc without adequate guidance and protection, this boy had both his father and a licensed instructor at his shoulder.

 As to your original question, the 30 caliber carbine round is very loud in a "six shooter", a relatively safe first-time firearm with a single action hammer and trigger. The semiautomatic  M1 rifle with the same ammo was a US issue for forty years and the two together provide a reliable, economical arsenal if you reload your brass. The same combination is available in various calibers from Ruger, but this is my favorite iron. Let us know yours.

no i do not own a gun ,i have children inmy home and dont want guns in it.

I'm still thinking;. I just read about a couple of pieces that the writer tested. He was doing an article on his testing of the guns in ocncealed carry applications. Now the names escape me. But I have the reference somewhere.

One of them has an internal keyed lock in the handle. If I had young children around the house tha twould be important to me. Since I don't, I'm not sure. Although it wouldn't hurt, as they say.

I haven't googled the westfield uzi but I am interested in  your comment.. Did the kid really have both an instructor and his father "at his shoulder" when he shot? What were they doing? Looking at chicks?

Update: Okay. I just read about it. A terrible tragedy that reinforces the need to "closely" supervise a minor, and know his or her capabilities. Obviously, not withstanding the father's evaluation, this boy was not up to firing an Uzi. But then, Plaxico Burress put a bullet in his leg acidentally. Guns are not toys. They are weapons.

A constitutionalist like yourself should question the legality of any concealed weapon. The weapons of the 1700's were not easy to hide. While I fully support the right to bear arms, anyone caught with a concealed weapon, even law enforcement should be arrested. If there's a weapon near me, i want to see it.

The US Constitution, which is rightly considered a document forbidding certain government action rather than one granting rights, only says - regarding arms - that the government shall not prohibit bearing arms - I am, of course, paraphrasing.

It says nothing pro or con about concealed weapons, per se.

Individual State and local governement jurisdictions may prohibit concealing a weapon or may provide for permits for carrying a concealed weapon. It is not, on its own, in my opinion, a Constitutional issue.

In my home state, one may be licensed with a permit to carry a concealed weapon, assuming one is of good character and does not have history of felonies or mental illness.

That would be the only way I would carry concealed. To do otherwise would be to invite a police bullet - probably deservedly if you can't qualify for a permit.