Ive found both shoulder holsters and the inside the waist band holsters work,
but most items you carry are a bit heavy,
so a decent belt and suspenders are required to easily carry all day.
if you select the inside the waist band holster, or carry extra mags etc.
use of a stiff belt and suspenders is MANDATORY
use a loose shirt and an undershirt,
wear the suspenders over the undershirt,
and the outer shirt over the suspenders and holster
I vastly prefer carrying a decent defensive handgun,
I'm confident in using,
put some serious thought into your weapon selection,
if your not sure what you carry ,
can put down an assailant with a single or at least a couple or a center mass hits,
you need a better handgun.
a 357-41 mag revolver or a 9mm-10mm- or 45 acp
can get the job done in skilled hands
Ive shot hogs with a 9mm ,a 357 mag, a 45 acp,
and I can certainly tell you a 357 mag & 10mm has a much more pronounced effect,
than a 9mm,
YOUR LIFE MIGHT DEPEND ON RAPIDLY INCAPACITATING AN ASSAILANT,
Allowing him to attack without you reacting defensively, and effectively,
due to poor situational awareness ,or
having him die of his wounds minutes after he kills you is of little value
its not just what you carry,
its your skill and proficiency using it,
and your situational awareness that counts just as much
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I've rarely gone anyplace, even around my own property, without having access to at least some basic means & tools to defend myself and family.
I've rarely gone anyplace without a knife and or pistol, and yes , having rather extensive martial arts training in several disciplines/ skills , also helps.
your first line of defense is thinking through your options and not getting into situations you can avoid,
like visiting a bank or similar atm, ( think things through and be aware of your surroundings,
try hard to make the risk of getting caught
,too any thief far greater than the potential reward he could get)
(when possible travel with several other armed people you know and trust)
and think through your options
(this is not being paranoid, its simply limiting your risk, as there's the fact that a bit less than about 1% of the population, out there, that ignores moral values and laws,)
avoid going in an area thats not well lighted, well supervised, and obviously under surveillance cameras,
not an atm, near a parking lot access if anyone else is around and not inside a major store/mall.
I also tend to let the wife do the transaction while I watch the surrounding's very carefully, and I don't drink in public or do drugs or hank out with that crowd.
I also spend a good deal of my time making sure I avoid potentially dangerous situations and keeping aware of my immediate surrounding's, and watching for,
odd or out of place, personnel, odd social interaction's, loud speech, or indications people may make,
that could clue you to potentially aggressive intent, or others actions around me ,
as much as I can do so,..... your always better off avoiding confrontations, or arguing with anyone.
if someone armed wants your property, you give it up, and call the police later, but if your life's threatened you do what's required to avoid or limit the immediate threat!
Id much rather apologize to someone for the result of THEIR stupid action,
or for a mistake they made to limit any potential confrontation, and look less combative, or confrontational.
Id agree that many people, would be far FAR better off taking the time to get the training in both how to use and the mental training required to use logic not emotion,
to rapidly and consistently make , a reasonable judgement call, on when or if use of a firearm is warranted!
maybe upwards of 5%-10% of the people I know do not initially have the mental stability, or ability if verbally attacked to step back ,mentally ,
and emotion free and judge the situation, using logic, before they let emotions get into the process,
(never argue with idiots, bystanders will not easily tell the difference, between you and the idiot if you descend to their level)
and in most cases having access to a firearm , if you don't have the mental stability , and without having the ability to think and act logically,
its really simple, ask yourself, (is my life or family in immediate and obvious to anyone in this situation, mortal danger?)
(if not you have no business reaching for a weapon)
lack of logic and emotions can and does get people who can't think logically into situations they would have been far better off avoiding!
but the 90%-95% of the people who don't let emotion's overcome common sense under stress should not lose a constitutional RIGHT due to others stupidity.
thats like banning cars because some people have accidents,
or banning booze because some people drive under the
influence.
yeah, I can , most likely out draw and out shoot most people I've run into in competitive shooting events,
but that skill is useless
if some criminal has planed a robbery, and you can't legally shoot some thief that just grabbed your wife purse
thefts of property alone don't justify use of lethal force application.
Im a very firm believer in extensive and on-going training, not just some one weekend class to get a permit!
having a firearm is like having a fire extinguisher or parachute, you might go a lifetime without using either, but you damn sure better be proficient in the use of either one if the situation warrants the tools use and you are potentially at a HUGE disadvantage if you need the tool and don,t have instant access to it when needed!