In 2012, Smith & Wesson introduced its Shield pistol, a slim, 9 mm Luger-chambered handgun that folks could carry easily, and the design proved to be an instant hit. Nearly a decade later, though ...

Smith & Wesson's Shield Plus, released in 2021, built on the tremendous success of the company's earlier M&P Shield, which provided a flush-fit magazine capacity of seven rounds.

Smith and Wesson has been teasing us for the past week or so about their new "Shield." The new pistol is to be announced this week, and speculation points to a sub-compact, single-stack, polymer 9mm.