Not For the Recoil-Shy

Another fine example of the caliber of reporting (pun fully intended) from the Boston Globe that we've grown so accustomed to over the years.

"Despite substantial decreases in crime over the past two years, there remains a persistent and unacceptable problem with illegal guns and the use of illegal guns that is endangering this community," he said. Before him, was a table covered with more than two dozen firearms, from a tiny, pearl-handled 22mm pistol to an enormous, black 12-gauge shotgun. All the weapons had been taken off the streets in the past two weeks.

Significantly less recoil than a 38mm, but still...