No, I would not be OK with it if I really believed that .380 was an inadequate self defense caliber. Not at all.
What does your wife carry?
No, I would not be OK with it if I really believed that .380 was an inadequate self defense caliber. Not at all.
larryh1108 - to answer your question, which I did not do:
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If it was your wife and the choice was a .380 or nothing at all, would you be OK with it?
No, I would not be OK with it if I really believed that .380 was an inadequate self defense caliber. Not at all.
Because they aren't "just as small."
I carry an LCP in my pocket.
Really! Here is a P11 and P3AT side by side.
Warp,
It was a hypothetical question. I have not been married for some time now but would not be comfortable with my wife carrying something I did not feel was adequate to protect her, or me. It so happens, I do believe that .380 is adequate for civilian self defense. It is the ease with which "we" can justify our loved ones carrying a caliber we would not be comfortable carrying ourselves that gives me pause. I'm certainly not wishing to "go to the mat" over it, just making an obsrvation that nothing in this discussion has altered in the least. "What's good for the goose is good for the gander" is a very appropriate saying in this case. There are not separate gender-based standards for self-defense that I can see. Discomfort with my wife carrying an inadequate caliber is not a de facto endorsement of carrying nothing. As I said, it's just an observation of comments and attitudes I often read on these forums, nothing more. I do not know the statistics of numbers of men being attacked versus women. I only know that general trends of predation favor attacks on weaker and more vulnerable prey versus stronger prey, i.e., predators don't usually pick the most dangerous prey on purpose. I certainly wasn't intending to hijack the thread and I'm sorry if I have done so.
You caliber folks would hate me.
usually a Glock 36 or 19, or a Ruger SP101 or Smith 638 depending on my mood.
In dress slacks, even my LCP seems bulgy. But it is at least reasonable. As a result I pocket carry an LCP.
I have no problems pocket carrying my Shield 9mm in any of my pants.
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None of the micro 9s are as small as their .380 and .32 counterparts. Even the Rohrbaugh is still on the big side for pocket carry.
What holster are you using?