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I don't know guns but surely wearing it there just invites nutters to grab it?
Criminals can't resist the possibility of a free gun. I have seen many videos in which a bad guy grabs at a gun just because they can. Someone mentioned the retention holster, but it would at the very least turn into a wrestling match. Hard to use it for protection in that situation. I heard a specialist say that anyone carrying open is just a remote holster for him should he decide he needs your gun.
Ah yes, the "specialist". I don't really give much people any credit. If what they said was true, then why does literally every single officer of the law (Police, FBI, CIA, SWAT, Marshall Service, Rangers, State Troopers/Equivalent, etc. etc.) as well as the military carry openly?
Because 99% of the time it doesn't happen that way. I'm not saying it NEVER happens, because it does. But for most people it'll never go down like that. And even if it does, most people who carry will typically have SOME form of backup on them. Whether it's another, smaller gun hidden away on their person, or a knife, or even just one of those really heavy flashlights, there's usually a backup.
So if nothing else, during the "struggle" the person with the gun still has the advantage since they have multiple options, such as stabbing them or beating them to near death.
Besides, if nothing else, the "struggle" will end pretty fast once they realize they can't get the gun easily because of the retention holster. Either because they flee, or someone nearby attacks them to help the gun owner.
Ya, cause I've never seen videos of people grabbing cops guns. Cops deal with that all of the time in training. Odds are she has not. I have not. I think about it, and I plan for it, but I am not trained for it. I assure you that a determined criminal can get that gun. And a "specialst" is also trained. Intensely on just such a skill. I don't know if you have ever gone toe to toe with a Seal or a Ranger, but if you do, my money is on the "specialist".