The Expert
Regular Member
I've been talking to a few friends in my church who are known to be pro-gun and found that they are also universally anti-open carry.
For the most part, they bring up the three consistent arguments:
1) Open Carry turns you into the #1 Target in any Given Situation
2) People are scared of guns and we need to go out of our way to not to do anything that would frighten others.
3) Knowing exactly where your gun is, someone may try to take it.
While I know we have the stronger arguments on all of these (and other) issues, I have been mulling the whole retention thing over. I know the statistics prove without any doubt that a huge percentage of officers that are shot in the line of duty end up taking that bullet from their own gun. This a major reason why we see almost all officers with some type of retention holster.
Has anyone thought that such issues apply to civilian open carry enough to switch to either a holster with a traditional retention strap or one of those new SERPA style "Level II" or "Level II" retention holsters?
For the most part, they bring up the three consistent arguments:
1) Open Carry turns you into the #1 Target in any Given Situation
2) People are scared of guns and we need to go out of our way to not to do anything that would frighten others.
3) Knowing exactly where your gun is, someone may try to take it.
While I know we have the stronger arguments on all of these (and other) issues, I have been mulling the whole retention thing over. I know the statistics prove without any doubt that a huge percentage of officers that are shot in the line of duty end up taking that bullet from their own gun. This a major reason why we see almost all officers with some type of retention holster.
Has anyone thought that such issues apply to civilian open carry enough to switch to either a holster with a traditional retention strap or one of those new SERPA style "Level II" or "Level II" retention holsters?