AaronS
Regular Member
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So a new issue has come up for me, with all this “Open Carry” stuff, and that’s a holster.
Thanks for the one person that I have seen on the news showing off a good rig, he had a good Black Hawk holster that has a positive restraint system (I want the same for my .38 Taurus, but can’t find it).
I just have to remind everyone (because I never thought about it before), that for the sake of safety, a captivate restraint holster is a “must have” for open carry.
Up until now, I have always thought that if I had to carry, I would have to hide it. I have about six good quality holsters that are made for CCW, but not open carry. I never gave it much thought, but if carried open, my holsters would give anyone behind me, full access to my gun. If I had my arms up, I think you could grab it faster then I could try to stop you…
Thus, I ask all of you to give your holster choice a good second thought.
Do you think, that if you pissed me off, and I caught you off guard, that you could keep me from getting your gun out of the rig? If your rig does not actively hold the gun in place, I bet I could, and I am a very small person (but fast). Well, hugh jarmis might give me a problem (I saw you on TV!), but if I got him off guard…? If I am a crack junky, and see a $600 gun, I might just have to try to take it from you. Will you have made it hard for me to do this?
Because of the open carry “movement” in Wisconsin, I have ordered a new (still cheep) holster. It is a hi-ride, so a jacket will be a problem, but it should be a good summer holster - WITH A SNAP.
I have a low rig for my full size 9mm, but it is a bit large for summer.
Mind you none of this is law, at all. I just think that some good thought should go into the rig you keep your “life saver” in. It should be fast, and safe.
Think about it. Please.
So a new issue has come up for me, with all this “Open Carry” stuff, and that’s a holster.
Thanks for the one person that I have seen on the news showing off a good rig, he had a good Black Hawk holster that has a positive restraint system (I want the same for my .38 Taurus, but can’t find it).
I just have to remind everyone (because I never thought about it before), that for the sake of safety, a captivate restraint holster is a “must have” for open carry.
Up until now, I have always thought that if I had to carry, I would have to hide it. I have about six good quality holsters that are made for CCW, but not open carry. I never gave it much thought, but if carried open, my holsters would give anyone behind me, full access to my gun. If I had my arms up, I think you could grab it faster then I could try to stop you…
Thus, I ask all of you to give your holster choice a good second thought.
Do you think, that if you pissed me off, and I caught you off guard, that you could keep me from getting your gun out of the rig? If your rig does not actively hold the gun in place, I bet I could, and I am a very small person (but fast). Well, hugh jarmis might give me a problem (I saw you on TV!), but if I got him off guard…? If I am a crack junky, and see a $600 gun, I might just have to try to take it from you. Will you have made it hard for me to do this?
Because of the open carry “movement” in Wisconsin, I have ordered a new (still cheep) holster. It is a hi-ride, so a jacket will be a problem, but it should be a good summer holster - WITH A SNAP.
I have a low rig for my full size 9mm, but it is a bit large for summer.
Mind you none of this is law, at all. I just think that some good thought should go into the rig you keep your “life saver” in. It should be fast, and safe.
Think about it. Please.