Subj : Re: Carry Pistols
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun Jan 08 2023 07:43 am

 > -=> Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

 >  > My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and
 >  > it makes for a great 'poker!'


 >  Ar> I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't
 >  Ar> cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are
 >  Ar> more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I am
 >  Ar> at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in a
 >  Ar> drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangled
 >  Ar> with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.

 > I carry a pocketknife also, but even that is not allowed some places.

 >  Ar> There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical pen.
 >  Ar> It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry
 >  Ar> something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of
 >  Ar> using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.

 > Not worrieda about LEO when it comes to a posted area like a movie 
 > theater, bank, school, etc.

 > And I'm not trying to 'fool' any body with it. It's my backup in the 
 > event someone tries to wrestle with my gun hand, preventing a draw.
 > The pen is in my shirt pocket and I can grab it with either hand, but
 > it's also 'better than nothing' if I can't carry my gun...

 
 > ... Every crowd has a silver lining - Phineas Taylor Barnum

For that reason I always keep my pocket knife (which is a one hand open design)
in my support hand pocket and I use the clip on the side so I don't have to dig
deep.  My primary backup is in the strong hand pocket, a .380 with 11 rounds
loaded is a pretty decent backup, I think.

                                                      Regards,
                                                -==*>Weatherman<*==-

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