Subj : Re: Carry Pistols
To   : Arelor
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sat Jan 07 2023 09:59 pm

-=> 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...





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