-=> Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
> My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal, and
> it makes for a great 'poker!'
>
Ar> I am not a fan of so called tactical pens. For one thing, they don't
Ar> cut. Knives don't write, but if you need to write something you are
Ar> more likely to find a pen lying around than a good knife. ie. if I am
Ar> at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in a
Ar> drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangled
Ar> with a rope, I won't have a knife unless I pack one myself.
I carry a pocketknife also, but even that is not allowed some places.
Ar> There is also the fact that no LEO is getting fooled by a tactical pen.
Ar> It is gonna be classified as a weapon. If you are going to carry
Ar> something that will be classified as a weapon with the intention of
Ar> using it as a weapon, you may as well pack the real deal.
Not worrieda about LEO when it comes to a posted area like a movie
theater, bank, school, etc.
And I'm not trying to 'fool' any body with it. It's my backup in the
event someone tries to wrestle with my gun hand, preventing a draw.
The pen is in my shirt pocket and I can grab it with either hand, but
it's also 'better than nothing' if I can't carry my gun...
... Every crowd has a silver lining - Phineas Taylor Barnum
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