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you do realize the lanyard attatches to the user's wrist, right?
Not sure what type of lanyard you're using. Most pistol lanyards attach to the belt, and are stretchy. We also used these during deployment, and were taught retention techniques. You'd be suprised how easy it is to snap your gun out of the BG's hands with your lanyard. Even if they do manage to hold on to it, it's very difficult for them to aim and shoot when you're pulling on the gun with the lanyard, plus they can't get away with your gun.
I own a lanyard from deployment, and while I've considered using it for daily carry, I never have. The threat of losing my sidearm just doesn't seem to warrant it for myself. I'd probably use my lanyard if I was hiking or hunting.
An interesting idea that just came to mind is a lanyard that is attached to something that, when removed, renders the gun useless. The benefit would be that if someone DID get your gun, all you'd have to do is pull your lanyard and voila, gun no go bang. The draw-back would be that someone could theoretically grab your lanyard and disable your gun if they knew what they were doing.
Thoughts?