Posted on 06/27/2017 12:38:51 PM PDT by PROCON
When you put your gun on in the morning and leave the house for the day, are you concerned about printing?
The above picture was shared with me on Twitter. Taken by a man in a checkout line behind a woman whose firearm is only being thinly veiled by her light pink t-shirt, she could obviously care less about printing.
It’s a topic of discussion I’ve had with several instructors and an issue I’ve had myself – should we be concerned with whether or not our gun “prints” through our clothing? Yes, but mostly because if you’re carrying concealed, the object is to actually conceal the firearm. Otherwise, you might as well open carry (and don’t get me started on that today).
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Warm weather is a more challenging time for conceal/carry.
In summer I wear a t-shirt and a lightweight button down shirt with longer shirttails to cover my Blackhawk belt holster and Glock 19.
What say you?
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I don’t see where its a big deal unless its stupidly obvious like in the picture. Most people dont pay attention to others and if a cop spots you you have a permit to carry. At most you will get a warning.
Worn untucked, material patterns breaks up any printing, loose and easy to draw from, plus comfy and cool in the heat.
Weird fashion choice. Anybody who sees that side of her body will have no doubt what’s under that tee shirt. Baggy is our friend.
I try not to print with my BG 380 in its pocket holster either. I wear baggy jeans for that very purpose.
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This is just plain stupid. Did she look at herself in the mirror before she left home? Obviously not.
Gal in the photo chose her cover garment poorly.
She will never clear her garment in time to make to be able to defend herself.
Tactically however, it's risky to let the enemy know where your firearm is located. There have been cases where bad guys have stolen the open carrier's sidearm.
But as far as the picture, if she's shopping in the super Walmart in a white neighborhood at 9 in the morning, it's no big deal.
Now, if she's stopping in Tyrone's Liquors in the hood at midnight, that could be different.
The picture is “stupid carry.”
You need an overshirt untucked. If you pick a denim overshirt you can also leave it unbuttoned.
If my shirt tail is tucked in, I only wear pleated pants so that I have roomier pockets, On the weekend, I may wear non-pleated pants, but in such cases, I wear my shirt-tail out to cover the front pockets.
I only wear pants that have roomy enough pockets so I can reach my gun easily; for that reason I seldom wear jeans.
I say an LCP in the pocket is pretty darn easy to conceal. And to draw, if needed.
IMO, if you conceal carry, it should be concealed if that is the law in your state. I feel there should be open carry throughout the nation, handguns, long rifles, and knives.
Last year, my wife and I were on a ferry, I was leaning over the rail, and the wind was making my shirt flap, revealing my weapon.
My wife came over and let me know. Living in a state like mine, seeing someone with a weapon would cause some to have to break out the fainting couches.
Like I said, I wish the law was different, but...you have to adhere to laws you have.
Give her a break - she looked in the mirror, saw how well her shirt matched her shoes and decided she was good to go. It’s rare enough that a woman will actually carry on-body so we ought to have a helpful attitude for tips on how to do it better. JMO - YMMV...
I had a friend here in CT who bent down to grab something at the grocery store. Some lady saw the gun & freaked out. Long story short, he got a ticket for disturbing the peace.
It’s a BIG issue. I have to carry a smaller caliber weapon with less ammo because I carry in front, and it crowds Johnson and the boys.
5.56mm
If a person wants to carry concealed, they need to pay almost as much attention to their clothing details as they do to their selection of their carry weapon and their training.
In one state, if you printed, you could lose your CC permit. In the state I live in now, you can conceal, conceal/print or open carry with no consequences.
Personally I think if you print, you might as well open carry, you’ve already potentially made yourself the first target, no reason to slow down your draw after that.
If I am carrying concealed, it is concealed and I’d be concerned if it was printing. If I open carry, I typically also conceal carry as well. Figure the open carry makes me a target and I want to have backup is someone gets that open carry gun from me. All personal practice and I know others do differently.
Up until just recently...here in OK...if you exposed your gun..or printed...you could/would get a ticket.
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