Nope.
I gotta Youth 20 ga single shot shotgun with a slug handy, what do I need a vest for?.
*seriously*
First off, evil has to get past other measures to get into the structure.
Second, I am not a cop, so I don't clear structures.
Third, evils gots to find me.
-I do not have to retreat where I am, still I have, and will again.
-Shooting lanes with backstops, and cover is what I choose to believe in.
-So evil starts popping off rounds in hopes of flushing me out. I know where evil is, incoming is stopped by such measures taken for me to have cover.
Yes, I shot this stuff before it was implemented.
Not I gots Police, or 911, or somebody on the phone hearing all this racket, my concerns, and I have a time stamp.
The alarm, is going off, and it has a time stamp.
-Evil continues and finds where I am, forces themselves in, and I, in fear of my life and ...
First responders are going be happy I put on some clothes as I normally sleep nekkid, and sometimes just shorts, and maybe a T shirt...then again I sometimes sleep (nap) dressed.
I am not wearing a vest, I have this kids shotgun and evil is not doing evil stuff.
Depending on matters, I may not have to mess with this anymore.
If I do, the Judge and whomever is going hear what I did and someone is liable to mention- "What a prudent person would do in this situation".
"The boy retreated and he did have to?"
"The boy hunkered down and could not retreat anymore if he wanted to?
"You mean to tell me evil kept a coming and forced hisself where that boy was?
"A kids single shot shotgun?
Someone might mention " beyond a reasonable doubt".
"We have time stamps from the alarm, the Cops/911/ Person on the phone, dispatch, arriving first responders...the boy just did what any person would do beyond a reasonable doubt in my mind.
Get this case off my desk, clear this all up and make it legal so evil cannot sue the boy for anything and file a restraining order on evils family and friends".
I can stand with that shotgun at my side and one cannot see it, especially in the dark, or using a door facing in retreating . Total length is 36", 22" of that is a fixed mod barrel. I am 6', and in a normal , relax hold, down at my side, the muzzle does not hit the floor.
I have gone from "side" to first shot on target in .9 seconds. I have been timed at .5 seconds getting first on target if the gun is at low ready.
I hate timers, and it sorta ticks me off, someone timed me when I was in a good mood and in the groove that day.
How fast can one get a vest on?
Like I said, I hate timers, still replicating my bedroom , and CCW I have gotten the first shot off in .9. It was a good day and I was in the groove that day.
I can shoot both that shotgun, and CCW weak handed.
This is how I was raised.
Cops, or whomever is called, is given or knows passwords. I am going to want to hear certain words when first responders show up. WE know we are First Responders and I am me. Communications also means a air horn.
Back up to phone, my inability to communicate where I am and down, all sorts of things.
With other persons in a home...
WE do these things.
Shooting lanes, cover , and backstops.
Code words, passwords , back up communications, like air horn.
Kids, "stop, drop, roll" to that practice cover place and they stay down. They will not get up, until they hear codewords, passwords, or air horn being done a certain way.
$400 for a vest?
One can do a lot for $400, that will keep them from being targeted, make it more difficult to gain access, protect them and others from incoming rounds and give some "armor" against Problem 2.
Tip:
Baby Monitor.
I shared this tip recently with 5 THR members in PMs recently. I know 4 have bought them and I betting the 5th person has.
These monitors are not just for babies, or elderly that live with you.
-You can place in the room with the patio door, and hear the glass breaking.
-The garage, or kitchen, or front door area for the person coming in late that works that late shift, or is on call and comes home.
Codewords, the son, daughter, wife, husband can let the parents, or spouse know it is them coming in, alone, and not entering under force .
If the codeword is the 'Panic one" , meaning some evil has a gun to that person coming in, practiced plans of action are set in motion.
-Set in a hanging flower pot, one can hear what is going on outside the front door when the doorbell rings at 2am.
You can hear evil and the plans, from bed.
It might be the back door one needs to listen to, as at 11pm the dawg needs to go out and the spouse can listen to the other spouse and the dawg taking care of business.
From bed, the spouse hears codewords everything is fine, or not.
One needs to consider a lot, before "go time" and take into consideration Problem 2.
oh and no I dont wear a vest when I check out bumps in the night, I just bring Jenny (my 1911A1)
