 These attributes have made it popular for citizens with concealed carry permits and with police officers as a back-up or off-duty pistol.The P-3AT lacks any sort of slide stop—it was omitted in order to keep the size similar to the P-32.The similar size and weight of the P-3AT results in increased felt recoil over the P-32 due to the more powerful .380 ACP cartridge (the P-32 fires the smaller .32 ACP cartridge).