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 22 Smith & Wesson Model 22 The Smith & Wesson Model 22 is a 6-shot, double-action, large frame revolver chambered in .45 ACP using moon clips. It's a refined commercial version of the M1917 revolver first issued during World War I. Built around Smith & Wesson's large N frame, it was originally sold as the Model 1950 and is normally fitted with a 5½" barrel with no under lug and fixed combat sights. The Models 25 and Model 26 are the "Target" models. The Model 22 was succeeded by the stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 625. The Model 22 was