CCW pocket carry incident at Movie Theater

[1KPerDay]

As my granddad used to say, "A falling knife has no handle."

Genius. I'm stealing that.

 

[Cosmoline]

I believe fooling around with the safety is more of a safety concern than just leaving the Inadament Object be. My gun could sit for a thousand years and not go off once until the trigger is pulled!

BIG DITTO on that one! It wouldn't be the first time a panic about the firearm led to mishaps.

 

[Snowbandit]

Think the message here is pretty clear.

1. Get a properly fitted holster that covers the trigger and use it. I use a Galco myself. Horse-hide is nice. Cow-hide works fine.
2. NOTHING else goes in the pocket with the gun.
3. KEEP YOUR COTTON-PICKEN FINGERS OFF THE GUN!

 

[Claude Clay]

So I reached into my pocket and flicked the safety on.

its pointed at his head and you are touching it??

its pointing at his head and you are manipulating its controls??

High Road here--next time you have concerns, get up...
get up and go some where where you can SAFELY touch the gun.
and there and than make the correction you feel is warrented.

NOT when it is pointed at someone!!
mechanical things fail and that would not look good on his tombstone
"KIlled by being careful"

 

[Vonderek]

I was going to buy a $30 pocket holster but then decided I would buy Kevlar panels instead and sew them into the left leg of all of my trousers. Now when I go to the movies I just cross my legs and the problem is solved.

 

[Mudinyeri]

Genius. I'm stealing that.

Royalty free.

 

[crracer_712]

I'd just ask myself how I felt if it was pointed at my head.

 

[crracer_712]

I wonder if someone could get Plaxico Burress to do a PSA on safe pocket carry. You'd think the publicity of that event would have had an impact ....

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/plaxico-burress-gun-safety/f69dace9c25d04ffec56f69dace9c25d04ffec56-775735738611?cpkey=f69dace9c25d04ffec56f69dace9c25d04ffec56-775735738611%7Cplaxico%20you%20tube%20gun%20safety%20video%7C%7C&q=plaxico%20you%20tube%20gun%20safety%20video

 

[crracer_712]

'I'm the only one in this room professional enough that I know of to carry a glock 40'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6UvNgbqIA&NR=1

 

[FAS1]

This should cover it.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/052511-Victims-in-smokey-bones-restaurant-shooting-released

 

[ForumSurfer]

Not to say "I told you so," but I've always said to use a holster regardless of the gun. I've also stated that a gun pointed at the floor isn't safe when it goes off since ricochets will project away at angle...or shrapnel in this case.

That bites and I really hate it for the kids and gun owners. If you carry without a holster, you should read that article. Many are going to chime in with "Oh, my _____ is safe because it has an external safety, also." I don't care...put it in a holster that covers the trigger guard.

 

[benEzra]

Definitely get a pocket holster that protects the trigger guard. Not only is that highly advisable from a safety standpoint, but it keeps the gun oriented properly for a draw and also reduces printing.

 

[Lazy Dave]

LMAO

DID YOU LOOK BEHIND YOU TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMEONE WITH THEIR HAND IN THEIR POCKET??????? HAVE YOU GOT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET?????? OR ARE YOU ADJUSTING YOUR NUTS?????

LAZY DAVE

 

[orionengnr]

There was no "incident". Only a lack of confidence/understanding on your part.

Four Rules of Safe Handgun Handling

Even though I know the gun won't go off unless it's 10lbs trigger is pulled I still go by the Gun Safety Rule of "Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot."

First off, it is "Never point the weapon at anything you are not willing to destroy" ..but I digress.

Most importantly, you are not handling the firearm. MSM idiocy notwithstanding, guns do not "go off" by themselves. As one of my earliest instructors once said, "When I hear that a firearm "went off", my first question is, which idiot's finger was on the trigger?" Sounds judgemental, but there is more than a grain of truth in there.

The Four Rules were devised for handling. Carrying is a different circumstance.

If you can't keep your hands out of your pockets, and your finger out of the trigger guard, then you and everyone in the vicinity has something to worry about...

 

[Fleetwood_Captain]

Pocket-carrying a mousegun with a chambered round without a holster?

Sounds like an easy way to mess up your gun and family jewels at the same time.

Lint-filled pockets get real snaggy and can catch on your gun. I wouldn't trust safety alone on a mousegun either. The safeties are teeny-tiny, and have very short travel to disengage.

 

[Lakedaemonian]

Don't carry chambered if your nervous about it. Instead train yourself first to do a quick-rack upon draw.
Obviously don't leave it on safe if using this method as you will panic and get shot when the safety/SLIDE LOCK prevents a sucessful rack.

 

[Derry 1946]

At the Movies

Another handy thing about the pocket holster is that it makes for an inobtrusive package, that can be transferred stealthily in the dark movie theater from one pocket to another. Movie theaters are almost always kept very cold, which makes it comfortable to wear a sports coat, jean jacket, mechanic's jacket, etc. If you carry your weapon in the inside breast pocket of such a jacket, it points down, and it stays put whether you sit or stand.

 

[usmarine0352_2005]

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At the Movies
Another handy thing about the pocket holster is that it makes for an inobtrusive package, that can be transferred stealthily in the dark movie theater from one pocket to another. Movie theaters are almost always kept very cold, which makes it comfortable to wear a sports coat, jean jacket, mechanic's jacket, etc. If you carry your weapon in the inside breast pocket of such a jacket, it points down, and it stays put whether you sit or stand.

Movie theater thermostats are set to keep large crowds comfortable, if you go to a popular movie like Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon I'd expect it to be very warm in there.



If you went to see Monte Carlo right now you'd probably want a sweater.
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[MrFox]

I made a DIY pocket holster out of a thick mouse pad turned sticky rubber side out. It's reinforced with thick thread and duct tape to fill out the shape into an even blob. There is enough sticky mouse pad to grab and it hasn't come out with my revolver yet. I've been using it for 2 years. It isn't as thick as it used to be, but it still works.

No excuse for not using a pocket holster.

 

[ObsidianOne]

I can understand where the OP is coming from.
I see a lot of "the gun is not going to go off by itself!" but at the same time, would you hold a gun without your finger on the trigger and point it at a loved one or a pet?
I'm sure you wouldn't, but remember, that gun isn't going to go off unless you pull the trigger, right?

 

[WinThePennant]

Um... Could people please NOT carry a concealed weapon until they have the sense to carry it properly? And, by properly, I mean have a correct holster for the gun. Duct tape and mouse pads do not qualify!!!!

 

[jef2015]

Wow, sit in the back row at the movie theater huh? I didn't realize it was accepted practice to have a loaded handgun pointed at someones head from 2 feet away, holster or no holster.

 

[gunlaw]

If it's my brother-in-law? Hmmmm, let me get back to you on that one.

 

[tbutera2112]

my pocket holster was like $12 .....it wouldnt even be worth my time to cobble together a duct tape and mouse pad one....