I think his point mirrored my initial one: if the choices are the purse or an unarmed lady, the purse wins by default.
So, to develop this point: how DO women carry during summertime?? I mean guns and dresses only mix in bond movies
paging red?
Off-body carry is far from ideal, but the best gun is the gun you have with you.
Hah.
Well, you see what happens is, . . . . .
I'm a fan of shorts unless I'm going out. AKA going out means going to a bar or place that serves alcohol. AKA where no firearms are allowed. I don't go out solo so I just have one of my guy friends meet me at my car or I'll drive a bunch of my girl friends out.
Especially since my work schedule has changed, and I can't carry at work anymore. I still carry at the grocery store, the mall, walk the dog, whatever. I even carry on my hip in workout clothes and running tights. If I'm wearing a dress, I go with the thigh holster (JK). If I'm wearing a sundress I'll purse carry. I know it's not ideal but I don't wear sundresses as often as your typical sorority chick sooooo yeah.
Shorts are my BFF during the summer.
I agree with this ^^^. I'd rather have it with me, one way or another, rather than not at all.
That's fine if they try to cut the strap. Does that happen often?Piano wire reinforced purse straps...
That's fine if they try to cut the strap. Does that happen often?
What if they grab the purse and try to run. I've known too many women that this has happened to. Some of them have won the tug of war, some loose. If they loose, then the gun is gone.
Just a thought... what if you picked up a cheap revolver ( or maybe even a derringer in .22 mag) and left it in the purse to handle that rare case where the purse gun is the last resort. It could be a taurus even! It only has to fire once (which is all a purse gun is really good for before something gets jammed in the cylinder). Make this a backup gun to when the EDC gun is inaccessible.