Re: Re: Carry Pistols
By: Weatherman to Jimmy Anderson on Sun Jan 08 2023 07:43 am
> > -=> Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
>
> > > My backup is a tactical pen. I can carry it where a gun is not legal,
> > > 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 a
> > Ar> at home and need to pick a pen for taking a note, I will find one in
> > Ar> drawer. If I am in the horseyard and one of the horses gets entangle
> > 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 p
> > 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
>
> For that reason I always keep my pocket knife (which is a one hand open desi
> in my support hand pocket and I use the clip on the side so I don't have to
> deep. My primary backup is in the strong hand pocket, a .380 with 11 rounds
> loaded is a pretty decent backup, I think.
>
> Regards,
> -==*>Weatherman<*==-
>
Tactical pens and other pokey devices have value. A tactical pen or letter
opener can pierce a lung or an artery in a neck. Your choice of attack
points need to be critical in order for the other guy to rethink what he does
next.
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