Kahr Arms shipped 100 of its first model, the 23.1-oz., 0.9" wide, all-steel, seven-round-capacity, 9 mm Kahr K9, in December 1994. The timing, for the company at least, was stellar.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says the Kahr K-9 semi-automatic pistol has led to more than a dozen such shootings — none resulting in a fatality. The shootings have occurred over the last few years ...