In a public restroom with your CCW

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hanging a weapon on the hook is a bad idea...

BG's have been known to simply reach over and grab whatever is on the hook..coats, purses for women ( or Murses for those of us guys )...and run out.

It's a pain, but I simply hold on to it with my um...non-dominate hand. :)
 
use the right equipment

IWB,
custom leather (or kydex) holster molded to the gun,
great retention,
medium ride height,
2 clips/loops on either side of the gun for stability (don't use a single mount point),
stiff belt,

Zero Issues.

Just drop trou. The weapon stays in place almost as well as when I'm buckled and I NEVER unholster just to do my business. A quality rig is key.

Even using the urinal isn't really an issue and you won't print or expose the weapon if you are careful.
 
as per cannonball888 :
Anyhow, take it out and place it somewhere in the stall beforehand, but don't forget it before you leave.
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N E V E R - N E V E R - N E V E R place it "somewhere in the stall" !

Our hometown sheriff just left his service piece in the restaurant bathroom stall and it was found by an adult and handed to the restaurant owner. This hit the local paper and created quite a bru-ha-ha for several weeks.

I remove my piece from my holster and put it in my pocket before dropping trou. It can't be seen. It won't be left behind. It won't drop out. I still have control of it.
 
as per jojosdad :
I've found it isn't that hard to rest my 4" 1911 in my skivvies. Just takes a little practice.
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And not that much practice is required. The point is : never set your piece down. If there's even a 1% chance of forgetting it... never mind - Just don't ever set it down!
 
May I offer a suggestion, as a ccw, I have(I think) a good solution.
When I set down, I remove my pistol from the holster, and tuck in into my pants leg that is bunched up around my ankle and into my sock. That way it is 1: concealed, 2: protected and 3: I can't get up and walk off and forget it. Just my way of dealing with the problem.

Smitty
 
If you hold the gun, make sure to keep your finger away from the trigger in case the mud you're dropping has a few boulders in it... :uhoh::eek::what::D
 
I just unholster and put it on the toilet roll holder. :cool:

EDIT: Upon further reading of the post, maybe that's not such a good idea. It doesn't really matter here in VA if it's exposed though.
 
unbuckle, button zip....

pull pants and skivies down to ankles, while supporting holster.

unholster weopon, confirm status (safety on for me) and place it in skivies between your ankles.

hard to forget about it there....remains in you control 100%

make sure you check the muzzle clear of pubic hair before re-holstering :neener:
 
Surprised that comment took so long.

I rebuckle my belt and keep it pinned against my leg. I've thought about unholstering, but have always been cautioned about the dangers of unnecessary gun handling :D
 
What I do is once the drawers drop I fold/turn the pants, belt, gun and holster so that the gun is between my legs covered up by the pants.

+1 Works for me.
 
I unsnap the belt loop on my shoulder holster, take care of business and wonder what the rest of you guys without a shoulder holster are doing.:p
 
One thing I like about my CTACs are they allow the holster and weapon to flop down inside your pants while the clips still hold it securely to the belt (this probably wouldn't work without a gun belt). Out of sight from another stall, still within easy reach if the need arises, can't forget it.
 
I second (third?) the suggestion you NOT remove the weapon and set it down on toilet paper holders, toilet tanks or, ye gods!, hanging it by the trigger guard from the coat hook.

I just leave it holstered, take care in unbuckling, and only lower trou enough to clear the john. I use light outward pressure with the knees (no wide stance required) to keep everything in place. The holster and weapon are not visible to anyone. Or, if they are visible, that "anyone" better start 'splainin' himself, because he's just committed a dozen restroom etiquette violations!

Once in a Starbucks, which has a real WC, rather than a typical public restroom, I got a little careless and that loud clattering sound was my 642 skittering across the tiles. Son of a . . . gun. That won't happen again!

But, lawdy, don't unholster your firearm and set it down upon/hang it from fixtures in the stall. Way, way too many stories of folks walking off without it.
 
You guys are crackin' me up! This thread is a riot. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. (I'd hate to hear the responses as to what you do with your CCW during those special evenings).

The pant leg option is my method of on-can-concealment.

I'll tell ya though, if someone starts trouble with me while I'm on the can, they'll be lucky if they don't get the gorilla treatment.
 
Here's my procedure in all it's glory...

Take your firearm out and hold it in your hand, set it on the baby changing rack, or whatever you need to do.

Drop trou. Pop a squat. Bring your pants back up to your knees. Set your weapon in your underwear. It's hidden, nobody can see it, and chances are you're not going to forget it...
 
My only concern about stuffing it in my sock thing is I have heard of thugs grabbing people by their ankles and dragging them out from under the stalls to rob them.

Hard to get your gun if someone has you by the ankles

Maybe we need to petition the libs to enforce better stall coverage in rest rooms.

Kid
 
Oddly enough I started a thread on this a year ago this week.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=284643&highlight=bathroom

And Oleg has a poster that at least kinda goes along with this
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