Subj : Re: Carry Pistols
To   : Weatherman
From : Moondog
Date : Mon Jan 09 2023 10:08 pm

 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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