When I was a young boy on the south side of Chicago, I used to see men of color with nots on the back of thier hands. I got brave and asked what caused the nots and was told "if you put your hand in front of a .25 auto it wont go through". I took his word for it and never trusted a .25 for defence. My grandfather on my mothers side used to keep one to chase grandma's boyfriends off, running after them and shooting in the air. Bought all they are good for.