tai4de2
Regular Member
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Consider a pocket .380 being carried in a pocket holster with a round in the chamber. The holster is in a front pocket.
Whenever sitting down, the loaded firearm is now horizontal and is effectively aimed such that it violates at least 2 of the basic firearms safety laws...
* "Know your target and what's behind it"
* "Never point a gun at anything you don't intend to obliterate"
...because in this scenario, a loaded gun is pointed away from the ground and towards whoever/whatever you happen to be sitting across from, etc.
I appreciate the safety of a modern firearm... but it seems to be like pocket holsters shouldn't be used unless the user knows he'll be standing up at all times (e.g., almost never).
What am I missing?
This would seem to be a severe limit on the usefulness of pocket .380s for deep concealment.
Consider a pocket .380 being carried in a pocket holster with a round in the chamber. The holster is in a front pocket.
Whenever sitting down, the loaded firearm is now horizontal and is effectively aimed such that it violates at least 2 of the basic firearms safety laws...
* "Know your target and what's behind it"
* "Never point a gun at anything you don't intend to obliterate"
...because in this scenario, a loaded gun is pointed away from the ground and towards whoever/whatever you happen to be sitting across from, etc.
I appreciate the safety of a modern firearm... but it seems to be like pocket holsters shouldn't be used unless the user knows he'll be standing up at all times (e.g., almost never).
What am I missing?
This would seem to be a severe limit on the usefulness of pocket .380s for deep concealment.