If you’re going to rebut, know how to pick the right word that sounds like “you’re” … hint, it is the one that is a contraction of “you are”
If you’re going to respond, you have to at least mention what kind of gun you have with a nine-tenths of a millimeter bore size … is it one of those itty-bitty pinfire revolvers?
If you’re going to debate, perhaps you shouldn’t assume someone who laughs at your assumptions about budget pistols is actually using a hi-point. So long as we’re talking about personal armories I pack a Walther PPS (with a bore size of nine ENTIRE millimeters) most of the time with a .45acp 1911 when I feel like it or have extra cover … or when I just don’t care if I’m spotted. I do actual testing on weapons I might use for self-defense, beyond reading ads and ‘net reviews from morons who learned about guns from video games. Shelling out a _massive_ $550 for an XD is cute and all, and I actually like the XD platform, but your emphasis on hardware is laughable … maybe focus on software and some practical shooting is in order.

Four minutes os pretty damn optimistic, and one of the reasons this household is armed is to avoid having to scream to “hurry hurry hurry” while on the phone with 911.

So, you’ve tested a hi-point and found it lacking for self-defense, or you just assume cheap means junk? Because they’re almost elegant in the simplicity of design and manufacturing, with very little to go wrong and quite large material tolerances, plus for those who actually shoot them HP has an amazing warranty department, almost on par with Henry, from what I’ve heard.