Smith & Wesson increased scrutiny due to the frequent use of its firearms in mass shootings such as the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, in which 19-year-old Nikolas Jacob Cruz used a Smith & Wesson AR-15 style rifle, the semi-automatic M&P15. The same weapon was used in the 2015 San Bernardino attack and the 2012 Aurora shooting. Smith & Wesson has produced revolvers over the years in several standard frame sizes. "M" refers to the small early Ladysmith frame, "I" to the small .32 frame, "J" to the small .38 frame, "K" to the medium .38 frame, "L" to medium large, and
Smith & Wesson Model 78G Smith & Wesson Model 78G Smith & Wesson models 78G and 79G are vintage models of air-powered pistols. Each model chambered either a .177 or .22 caliber pellet. The Smith & Wesson G-series pistols were designed with attention to accuracy and weight, making them ideal in developing short-range marksmanship skills while using a less-penetrating, air-driven pellet as the projectile. They were designed to imitate the Smith & Wesson Model 41 target pistol. Both models are equipped with target style adjustable sights. These airguns were manufactured from 1970 to 1978. They are single shot pistols, requiring manual reloading after each shot.