Where, oh where, has my Editor gone?

The Washington Post, to which we lovingly refer as WaPo, treats its readers to this enjoyable snippet in an article on Internet vigilantes.

...He said he has received thousands of dollars in donations, as well as some ominous death threats. One warning came in a handwritten letter mailed to Weisburd's house. Another letter on a Web site declared that he should be beheaded and it listed his address. For his protection, Weisburd keeps a loaded 38mm pistol in the house...

A 38mm  pistol? Good grief, that thing must be heavy.