Yesterday, at Wal-Mart, I tried out a new shoulder holster. Made by classic old? ?? Made In el passo Texas. High quality outfit. Because it was my first time out and about with this holster, it was used for weight and feel only. Had I needed a gun, I would have gone to my primary, strong side hip iwb 4 o'clock Glock 22C. Had I needed a back up, ankle holster Glock 23C, both in .40 s&w.
What I am saying is, there is a right way to do things, and there is a wrong way to do things. Sometimes choices are grey rather than black and white. I could have tested out my new holster all by itself. That would not have violated any safety rules. I am sure we have all tested out new holsters, by just using that new holster alone. I choose to do it the way I did, because I had not worn a jackass style holster in 30 years. For me, and my comfort, as well as the safety of everyone I came into contact with, I choose to go the extra effort, and not use it as a CHP arm of choice. I could easily have used this new holster as my primary. I have thousands of hours doing so, and hundreds of hours training in one. However, nothing current, and no days spent with this holster.
I will wear this new rig many times, many training presentations, thousands of rounds fired, before I will conceal carry with this rig as my primary, if (big if) I choose to use it at all.
Me choosing not to go primary with my new holster is like the choice of open or concealed, rifle or handgun. I could have made other choices, almost as good.
I see open carry as a choice, not as good as concealed. I see military style rifles in Wal-Mart as an open carry choice, as a bad choice. It brings issues to the table, fears to the table, we should not explore.
Open carry in box stores of military style rifles, could easily get my freedom to carry a gun, in a discrete appropriate fashion, stripped away
Putting it another way, we all have guns and we all have genitals. Both of which, I do not want to see in Wal-Mart.
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