OK, so I carry a gun. WHERE do I carry my gun?
Can I get to my gun with my support hand if my shooting hand is disabled/pinioned/otherwise occupied in fending off an attacker? (Hint: put your shooting hand in a pocket, and draw with your support hand. If it didn't work... what then?)
If I am physically locked down by an assailant I never saw coming and can't get to my gun- what then?
Do I carry defensive tools on both shooting side and support side, high line, waistline, low line? If I need a tool in a pinch, is there one available to me somewhere? Gun, knife, spray, light, kubotan, anything? Or am I rendered unable to access any defensive tool at all just because I cannot reach my gun?
Shouldn't I train hand to hand in retaining my gun, if I'm going to carry one? In breaking contact and drawing at close contact distance? Gunfighting at 0- 3 feet? In using other defensive tools in a pinch? What's to be done if the bad guys don't follow the script so many people practice for and seem to anticipate, and don't just stand there quietly at 21 feet so they can get shot?
Do I need a defensive knife? Well, I've never had to
use one. But does that mean I can leave my left pocket empty just because I carry a J frame in my right pocket?
I certainly don't think so. But YMMV of course.
I suggest looking into
http://www.shivworks.com/tutorials.asp and trying for a class with Southnarc, if any of the questions above prompt some serious thoughts about how adequate individual personal preparations are to deal with an assault.
Remember- sometimes your awareness fails...
lpl