Mongoose72
Regular Member
There is a lot of “conventional wisdom” on gun message boards such as:
1. OC must have a retention strap
2. You need to have at least a 9mm or you may as well be unarmed.
3. A CHP badge is "always" a bad idea.
4. OCing is just asking for trouble.
Personally I think that this wisdom is in error because:
1. Retention
Most people say that you should never OC with a tension only holster;
I think that a lot of the people who make such claims have never actually been in a life threatening situation or had someone pointing a gun at them. They don’t know about the adrenaline spike they are going to have or that your mind will go on auto pilot for a few seconds as the flight or fight syndrome takes over. When this happens a lot of people will be unable to work their level 3 retention holsters, including LEO’s which is why they often disable at least one of those devices (i.e. the hood) on their holsters.
2. Toy Guns
In the macho rhetoric anything less than a 9mm is considered worthless; even 9mm is sometimes laughed at. Personally right now my mixture of OC/CC is about 50/50. Maybe one day I will turn into Peter Nap and laugh about all of you permit holders. Anyhow when I am carrying concealed I only have a pocket 380. Will it do the damage of a 45; of course not. But in most situations it will be far more effective as I am actually carrying it as opposed to the tough guy with the 45 who left it at home because he was just going down the street to the grocery store.
3. CHP Badges
Overall I think that they are a bad idea. For someone who open carries they are a horrible idea. However one of our poor concealed carry only brothers might one night find themselves being approached by ten thugs looking for justice for past inequality and that badge not their element of surprise might be the only thing that saves their lives.
4. OCing is asking for trouble.
It seems to me that most people don’t even take note of OC. Those that do tend to be criminals, cops and concealed carriers. Criminals tend to run like cock roaches, cops here in Virginia seem to be well aware of the law thanks to the past battles from our older VCDL brethren. And having to listen to some stupid arguments from a concealed only carrier for a minute or two is a small price to pay in the big scheme of things. I think I had one of them next to me at Walmart the other night, he stood a few feet away staring when I was looking at the depleted ammo supply and I guess I didn’t look like I was in a talkative mood as he never said anything.
1. OC must have a retention strap
2. You need to have at least a 9mm or you may as well be unarmed.
3. A CHP badge is "always" a bad idea.
4. OCing is just asking for trouble.
Personally I think that this wisdom is in error because:
1. Retention
Most people say that you should never OC with a tension only holster;
I think that a lot of the people who make such claims have never actually been in a life threatening situation or had someone pointing a gun at them. They don’t know about the adrenaline spike they are going to have or that your mind will go on auto pilot for a few seconds as the flight or fight syndrome takes over. When this happens a lot of people will be unable to work their level 3 retention holsters, including LEO’s which is why they often disable at least one of those devices (i.e. the hood) on their holsters.
2. Toy Guns
In the macho rhetoric anything less than a 9mm is considered worthless; even 9mm is sometimes laughed at. Personally right now my mixture of OC/CC is about 50/50. Maybe one day I will turn into Peter Nap and laugh about all of you permit holders. Anyhow when I am carrying concealed I only have a pocket 380. Will it do the damage of a 45; of course not. But in most situations it will be far more effective as I am actually carrying it as opposed to the tough guy with the 45 who left it at home because he was just going down the street to the grocery store.
3. CHP Badges
Overall I think that they are a bad idea. For someone who open carries they are a horrible idea. However one of our poor concealed carry only brothers might one night find themselves being approached by ten thugs looking for justice for past inequality and that badge not their element of surprise might be the only thing that saves their lives.
4. OCing is asking for trouble.
It seems to me that most people don’t even take note of OC. Those that do tend to be criminals, cops and concealed carriers. Criminals tend to run like cock roaches, cops here in Virginia seem to be well aware of the law thanks to the past battles from our older VCDL brethren. And having to listen to some stupid arguments from a concealed only carrier for a minute or two is a small price to pay in the big scheme of things. I think I had one of them next to me at Walmart the other night, he stood a few feet away staring when I was looking at the depleted ammo supply and I guess I didn’t look like I was in a talkative mood as he never said anything.
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