UPDATE: The Guardian 380 with the Crimson Trace Grips is now available. Have your firearms dealer contact Bangers, Camfour, Ellett Brothers, or Sports South to order.

     North American Arms is pleased to announce the availability of Crimson Trace laser grips for their large-frame .380ACP (and .32NAA) Guardian semiautomatic pistol.

     "This promises to be the most important accessory that we've ever offered for this pistol", claimed Sandy Chisholm, NAA's president. "I've long promoted the value of a laser sighting device (LSD and I'm delighted that, after years of incessant nagging, the team at Crimson Trace has finally responded".

     "I feel strongly that LSDs are particularly appropriate on a pocket pistol platform for a variety of reasons", Chisholm continued. "The first is that the pistol's small frame size offers minimal space to attach traditional iron-type sights. Another is that, even attached, the small size of the pistol and short length of the barrel offer a very limited sight radius. Additionally, most attached sights create protrusions on the pistol that compromise the concealability of the pistol and which tend to snag in clothing when the pistol is drawn. Lastly, the circumstances for drawing a pocket pistol don't tend encourage steady, arm's-length, deliberate sighting required of iron sights; when the pistol is drawn, the shooter needs to know - immediately - where the barrel is pointed. Defensive shooting is frequently done "from the hip" or other circumstances where iron sights are of little use or value.

     "For these reasons, we've offered several different types of LSD, typically add-on units that attach to the pistol's trigger guard. While "better than nothing", these units added substantially to the bulk of the pistol and their accuracy - representing a bullet's expected point of impact - was very poor; the units tended to shift on the frame and there was no way to adjust them. As the shooting community is by now familiar, the Crimson Trace LSD is integrated into the pistol's grips, adding minimal girth to the grip frame and offering a rock-solid point of attachment. Best of all, this laser sight can be easily, accurately and permanently calibrated to present the shooter with a reliable, repeatable point-of-impact. These are the most user-friendly, accurate sights available for this pistol", claims Chisholm.

     While the grips can be easily attached to pistols already in the field, NAA is making an introductory offer of factory installed grips at a substantial discount over the individual price of grips and pistol separately. Pricing details and distributor participation will be available on the NAA website www.NorthAmericanArms.com by December 1st 2007. Deliveries are scheduled to begin by December 1st 2007.