The ones that have a tactical minimum daily loadout that envies a uniformed LEO. You know, full size 1911 with three mags, BUG is a commander-size 1911 with two mags, carry OC spray, Taser, a big folder knife, a smaller BUK (Back Up Knife), a Sure-Fire flashlight, spare batteries for the flashlight, ASP baton, cell phone, pager, wallet, keys, etc. and all this stylishly concealed beneath a tastefully cut suit coat. Not to forget the trunk gun, the Bug-Out bags filling the trunk, 30 gallons of drinking water, two spare tires, etc.
Dunno, most of the "big" loadouts seem reasonable to me. I can manage a midframe Glock and 1-2 spare mags under a loose T-shirt fine. I could get by with no spares probably, but it evens out the weight so my pants don't sag to one side. Wallet in side pocket, keys and cell in the other. Backup piece, if carried, in rear pocket, backup reload in same or other rear pocket.
Glock, holster, 3 mags, 40 rounds, 2 mag carriers, backup, holster, reload, only adds up to 4.5 pounds. That really isn't as much as it sounds like. Just the usual crap I carry in my pockets adds up to a little over 2 pounds, pants and belt included. A cheap little Wal-Mart belt made out of cardboard holds up everything fine, so it can't be too heavy. I don't even carry anything but the backup that often, but it becomes unnoticable after about 5 minutes. There were a couple times at the range today where I went "where'd I leave my stuff???", only to find it was on my hips.
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While I disagree with that too, it's not posturing. It's just a different philosophy that takes "Don't draw your gun unless you're willing to use it," a perfectly valid rule, so far as to become "Don't draw your gun unless you have to use it," which I think is pretty silly.
I think you mean more like "don't draw your gun unless you're
going to use it" for that second one? Not drawing unless you
have to use the gun sounds perfectly logical to me.
I think that's just a matter of simplicity and mindset. If you tried to be totally realistic about it, you'd end up with something like "If I draw my gun, I will shoot unless the bad guy turns and runs away, or drops his weapon and puts his hands up, or whatever." The "gun must taste blood once drawn" philosophy merely cuts off every word past "shoot."
And that may be important for getting someone into the right mindset. A lot of people
do consider a gun more of a threat than an actual weapon, sadly. Endorsing an "if I draw, it is because I will shoot" philosophy may help to drive the point home to those people, that the only time you should clear leather is if you are in fear for your life, and shooting is justified (at the instant where you make the decision to draw).
