Is this considered concealed?
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Looks like the gun is in plain view to me so I would have to guess no it's not concealed. However it looks like that would be VERY easy for someone to snatch from your pocket. It also looks like it could fall out easily. Why not just wear it in a standard belt holster?
Guate_shooter
LA CHP Instructor # 522
NO, but as mentioned B4 it doesnt provide much retention on the weapon unless you are wearing some ultra skinny jeans, at the same time it can very easily become concealed if you dont watch where your shirt/jacket is at .......
alpinehyperlite
Well-Known Member
Just be extremely careful with the shirt.
I would say no, but I am just a gun-loving citizen that's not a cop. With that being said, a good holster whether it be plastic or a belt holster would be worlds better. It would reduce the risk of a shirt covering it up mistakenly and help a lot with retention. Just remember also, that if you were ever stopped by a policeman, your attitude can mean the difference between being let go on the spot or being wrongfully arrested and dealing with the headaches to follow with lawyers and court.
Keep in mind, retention isn't always about someone snatching the gun away. I was once walking my dog and got tripped up in his leash. I took a pretty nasty fall and got back up to discover my gun was no longer in it's holster. I found it laying in the grass several yards away. It's only happened to me that one time but it's kept me aware that you can easily lose your gun in many different circumstances. If Milt Sparks made a VMII holster with a thumb break I would probably use it.
Sorry I should have explained better, this is just the pocket holster I keep it in while in my truck. I admit I didn't think about it being easy to grab but I wasn't worried about retention as this would just be a temporary placement. I guess I could just keep an inexpensive nylon holster in the truck for these types of occasions.
I should REALLY just get my CHP already but with all this talk about the ****-poor training currently available in the New Orleans area I have been putting it off.
I should REALLY just get my CHP already but with all this talk about the ****-poor training currently available in the New Orleans area I have been putting it off.
LongGoneDays
Mine. Not yours.
Not concealed. Not safe either. Why? As stated, no retention, possibly could come off your body on its own, and the holster might come with the gun if you have to draw it.
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_c...ker+311+So.+2d+863&hl=en&as_sdt=2,37&as_vis=1
Basically, if you can see it and tell it's a gun then it's not concealed.
More at http://www.laopencarry.org/statutes.html
Basically, if you can see it and tell it's a gun then it's not concealed.
More at http://www.laopencarry.org/statutes.html
Its not concealed as it looks in the pic....but you are very close! One slip, and you could be concealing. I would recommend a good belt holster for open carry, or just get your CCW permit. Just realize that when you open carry, as I tell my students, your demeanor and attitude towards others goes along way.
I would say that it is not concealed. If you have a Concealed Carry Permit, they should have mentioned not to let a gun inadvertently show, say in a grocery line, because it could cause someone that sees it to get alarmed. I always try to have a shirt or coat on that covers the gun. The last thing I want is for someone to know that I have a gun. That increases your vulnerability and freaks out Democrats!
Take a saturday and go take one of Gordon's classes at Bass Pro Shop. http://gordonhutchinson.com/gordonhutchinson/Home.html You won't regret it.
They notarize your paperwork for you there free of charge. When I took it, class was $90, don't think that's changed.
Assuming your truck can make a round trip of 150 miles, there are plenty of choices available to you for a class.
People regularly drive a lot farther than that to attend my classes. Of course that might be attributable to poor judgment coupled with limited intelligence. I guess I'll just assume it's due to my good looks.
Oh ....... that's not concealed.
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The holster stays well in the pocket I will give it that. And I only left it my pocket while sitting in the waiting room.
I'll have to inform the nice guys a RD audio to get to cleaning!I forgot that Gordon did classes. I have met him a couple of times and I do believe he is the authority on these types of things. I will shoot him an email and see when I can get in his class
Now I just want to say again I do not carry like this. I only had the gun like that while sitting in the waiting room at RD. That is the first time I carried it this way. I will be taking my CHL class after Mardi Gras
