Have a huge personal space.
Keep it loaded, and if the neighborhood necessitates it, chambered.
First Last and Always.
Situational Awareness
Especially at places like the DMV when renewing your drivers license and the sign on the door says “No Firearms Allow”. Scary Place.
Sit in the back, constantly turning your head while in the long long line, never let anyone too close, just keep moving around, stand sideways at the counter to avoid giving them access to your blind side, Etc.
It is important to note that the entire holster fell out, not just the firearm. Holsters that use your belt are superior as the firearm will stay with you until pulled from the holster. A retention system for the pistol adds another layer of protection.
Secondly, while liberals will claim this is why we should not have concealed carry, nearly 25% of all police officers shot are shot by their own sidearm.
Situational awareness trumps all. If he had been open carrying and let some get that close (from behind especially) a bottle to the head and the perp gets the gun anyway.
Stupid reasoning and poor skills on part of holder.
This is a no win argument.
If you ccw they say theres no obvious deterrent.
If you open carry and are targeted and attacked for your weapon, they say its because they saw it and targeted you for your weapon.
For every CC that is robbed of gun, there are dozens who do great service in protecting themselves and others.
I don’t own a gun, but how about open carrying an unloaded gun, at the same time you are concealed carrying one with a round in the chamber?
Let the robber grab your unladed gun, then nail him.
Sorry, but the author is using an isolated incident to make a point- not very rational one at tht.
Open carry is fin if you want to put yourself I a posture that requires even more vigilance. What I mean is this- most OC types are not wearing uniform gear designed to thwart removal of the arm by anyone other than the wearer. Most OCers wear non-retention holsters and flimsy clothing-at least the ones I have been seeing locally. A guy in shorts, no belt, a tucked in T shirt and a nylon paddle type holster surrounding a 1911 in cocked an locked config. I thought for a moment of how easy it could be to disarm the guy- he never even looked back at e while in line-seemed to have no/little SA. Scary.
OC deterrent? I don’t really see it that way. YRMV, of course, and it is a free country.
I’ll continue to look aware, be aware and have a mindset that allows me to practice eye-contact, friendly vocabulary and assertive but comfortable demeanor and manner of dress and a smile as I semi-consciously assess how to neutralize you as I share the gospel of hope and salvation.....
Regards;