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It's fine, as long as the gun starts in my hand, I'd value my odds there
Posted by brownie0486:
Probability of Bad Guy Snatching Gun?
Slim and none.
Probability of BG attempting to snatch gun?
Slim and none.
Probability of BG getting shot for his efforts while wrestling for it?
High, using CAR retention skills.
Probability of BG taking it from a holster?
Slim and none.
Probability of BG getting stabbed for trying to take it from the holster?
High
Your only mitigation strategy under those circumstances is to not let it be known that you are armed.
If you're serious about defending yourself you should learn and practice some basic hand-to-hand techniques for dealing with an attacker with a club, a knife, or even just punching or choking. It could give you the time you need to get your gun into play.
If it were so easy for a bad guy to snatch a gun from you, it would be equally easy for you to snatch it right back.
I don't follow. Aren't we talking about adults? Any adult human possesses all the physical attributes needed to beat any other adult human to death. What most lack is the will to get it done, skill is less important.no it wouldn't. It is rather easy to steal candy from a baby. That doesn't mean however that it is easy for the baby to take it back from you.
I found a video of how that usually goes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9-LOxQXUmUIf it were so easy for a bad guy to snatch a gun from you, it would be equally easy for you to snatch it right back.
I would not describe it as showing how anything "usually goes", but it does usefully show us the folly of extending one's gun arm so that is within reach of the other person.Posted by HisStigness: I found a video of how that usually goes
Ha, ha, ha, ha... that one had me laughing.I found a video of how that usually goes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9-LOxQXUmU
First of all, mom is a victim.
If I were going to open carry in polite society, I would use a retention holster like a Safariland or Blackhawk.
The flip side of that one is, why would someone who desires to take a gun unlawfully from someone else choose as his victim anyone other than a person he knows to possess one?Posted by NavyLCDR: Why would a criminal choose to attack the fraction of 1% of the population that they can see has the means to kill them readily available to them?
The volume of cars and trucks stolen every few minutes far exceeds the number of handguns stolen from their owners while carrying, openly or concealed, in all of the last century. It seems to me that vehicles appear far more desired by criminals than guns. Yet not a day goes by that I don't see someone walking down the street with a set of car keys in their hand or hanging from their belt and not one of them had those keys snatched by a bad guy. Some people even seem to enjoy dropping their BMW or Porsche keys on the counter when they pay for their shopping items. Still, never seen or heard of a key grab.The lone open carrier is vulnerable to surprise from behind and to being disabled by a blow or an edged weapon.