Tom Givens, at Rangemaster, shared a new undershirt, and for the life of me, I cannot recall the name of it, nor find the bookmark I had for it.
Wearing a ladies tube top, next to skin, then smart or thunder carry, prevents chaffing and hot spots, for both guys and gals.
Just position the "tube" where it needs to be.
My experience is with the Kel-Tec P-11, as I was asked to test and evaluate it for some persons.
So I have concealed it all sorts of ways, including with a lanyard (just used one as a USB Flashdrive comes with, and break away feature) and inside scrub top pocket.
They also have these lanyards for employees of hospitals, that wear badges and have keys on them.
So this all "blends in", meaning medical folks with lanyards...
I used to work in the main or, and while I could not carry in the hospital, I could carry to and from.
I worked graveyard, and was on call often for graveyard shifts.
So being out in the wee hours, in the hot and humid south.
So ladies and gents, in the medical field, used this method, with a P-11 as well.
Doctors/ Surgeons , RNs, Scrub Techs, Heart Team, Organ Harvest Team, Rad Techs, Profusinisht, Cell Saver, CRNAs...
Plus sales reps that had inventory for "nails" meaning Ortho, , those with bone, Stryker Instruments...Heart Valves...you name it.
A lot goes on in the medical field, many folks are not aware of. It is not uncommon for folks to be out and about, especially in the wee hours, like a Ortho rep, and getting "nails" to a case in a OR.
They may run to another hospital to get inventory, and many stay in the OR while the case is being done.
(Heck, some of these ladies and gents, know these procedures well enough to do them , themselves.)
Now I never messed with Kel-Tec P 32, and later P3AT.
Still a number of folks did get, and did get quality lessons/ training with these guns.
I was assisting with P-11 , NAA mini revolver , 1 1/8", with lanyard, Beretta Jetfire, and Beretta Bobcat, as these last two guns, have been a staple of medical folks, since forever.
Statutes stated, one could not carry in hospitals. Still many medical facilities are not in the best part of town, nor are some supply (warehouses) where medical things are received, and distributed in town.
Add, home health care.
You have to get to and from, despite not being able to carry in the hospital.
Add, running errands, such as getting off work at midnight, or finishing an on call case at 3am and going to the grocery store.
Note. A LOT of Software was employed, meaning "not everything defaults to gun.
Quite a bit of offensive, and defensive driving, and communications with Police, Hosp Security , co-workers, and family.
Ankle carry, was not popular for a number of reasons.
One, is more difficult to access from ankle and employ.
Now ankle carry is fine if wearing scrub pants and driving in, or leaving, but...
Not everyone wore scrubs to and fro. Those of us in the Main OR did not have to adhere to a weird dress code, the rest of the hospital did.
WE had to wear scrubs in the Sterile OR area.
You cannot be in the OR unless you are in scrubs, or wearing a "bunny suit".
So we wore whatever clothes to the hospital, went to gents, ladies, doctors, locker rooms, changed into scrubs and left our street clothes in our lockers.
So in the hot, humid, summer months in the South, shorts and T shirts were often worn.
WE had 30 minutes from the time we got a call to come in, to be in the OR, and in scrubs.
So for instance, when the phone rings at 1am, you toss on clothes, and go.
For many, gym shorts, T shirt, and gone.
Whatever method(s) you choose, you have to get quality instruction, and continue quality practice.
Since a concern was being in the vehicle, having gun where one can access while driving was important.
So a lanyard on my P-11, and gun in outside scrub pocket, meant I had it "right there".
My lanyard was a break away, still lessons were shooting at bad breath with lanyard.
Now I have run stop lights, taken a "left on red" , and driven over the speed limit.
I had a legit reason to be out in the wee hours. Police agencies afforded "us" a courtesy, which we did not abuse, such as running with flashers on, night or day.
Software, communications, and when a Police Officer, Fire/Rescue, EMT, or other professional, saw one of "us" with flashers, and taking offensive/defensive measures, they came to our assistance, or called it in to Police.
I had to run some items to another hospital, due to an emergency at around 2am and I was picked up leaving the hosp parking lot.
I blew a stop light, which caused a Fire Dept truck to call me in, seeing flashers, I then blew by a State Cop, on the freeway, and he gave chase.
The two vehicles that picked me up, were then pulled over by another State, and Sheriff Deputy that came to assist.
Youths had a thing about picking up a vehicle after leaving a hosp parking lot, at the time.
State Police pulled up alongside, I showed my Hosp ID, and another "code" we had and he followed me the other hospital, once safe, he asked, while helping me, and other hosp folks unloading what I brought.
Then I was to bring back items, he assisted with this, and escorted me back.
Software, having practiced plans, communications...
Layers of "defense" before you have to resort to gun.
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