open4years
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This is bound to stir up things, but I woud like your thoughts on this subject. I've carried for many decades, I own many (perhaps too many) firearms and usually several holsters for each one and lasers/lights for some. I read gun magazines every month and Ive read a number of books on self-defense yet I've never seen this topic addressed.
There are books written, articles written, DVDs, training courses, etc., available all on how best to defend yourself with the appropriate firearm, the appropriate caliber, the appropriate type of caliber, how to carry, where to carry, how to shoot, etc. But never have I seen anything about an issue that should be paramount: How do we protect ourselves from incoming "mail."
A ballistic vest can be purchased for the price of a firearm. We prepare ourselves for the worst and if we ever do get into a gun battle, we somehow think we won't get hit or we won't get hit in a vital area, or we will out draw and out shoot the bad guy. I do not own a vest, but I'm thinking about getting one.
I'm sure that many of you will think that this crosses a line and I must be too paranoid to even think about wearing one. But you carry a firearm around, so why not wear a vest? I've thought about what I would do if I hear a loud noise in the middle of the night. The first thought is to get my firearm, but wouldn't it make more sense to put on a vest instead of your bathrobe before you go looking for the source of the noise?
I honestly would like to hear all opinions on this and please explain why you feel the way you do, just don't make it personal.
open4years
This is bound to stir up things, but I woud like your thoughts on this subject. I've carried for many decades, I own many (perhaps too many) firearms and usually several holsters for each one and lasers/lights for some. I read gun magazines every month and Ive read a number of books on self-defense yet I've never seen this topic addressed.
There are books written, articles written, DVDs, training courses, etc., available all on how best to defend yourself with the appropriate firearm, the appropriate caliber, the appropriate type of caliber, how to carry, where to carry, how to shoot, etc. But never have I seen anything about an issue that should be paramount: How do we protect ourselves from incoming "mail."
A ballistic vest can be purchased for the price of a firearm. We prepare ourselves for the worst and if we ever do get into a gun battle, we somehow think we won't get hit or we won't get hit in a vital area, or we will out draw and out shoot the bad guy. I do not own a vest, but I'm thinking about getting one.
I'm sure that many of you will think that this crosses a line and I must be too paranoid to even think about wearing one. But you carry a firearm around, so why not wear a vest? I've thought about what I would do if I hear a loud noise in the middle of the night. The first thought is to get my firearm, but wouldn't it make more sense to put on a vest instead of your bathrobe before you go looking for the source of the noise?
I honestly would like to hear all opinions on this and please explain why you feel the way you do, just don't make it personal.
open4years