Yeah, muggers are right up to you withing that distance maybe even closer ... you reach for your wallet but you have your gun in that pocket ... best thing to do is have what I call is a “throw down wallet” a wallet with fake credit cards, some religious tracts and phony money ... drop it and run ....
“throw down wallet” a wallet with fake credit cards, some religious tracts and phony money ... drop it and run ....”
Good advice. Years ago I had to take a personal security course before traveling overseas, and they gave the same advice. I carried a fake wallet in an accessible place with expired credit cards with the name and numbers cut out. I got pickpocketed in Italy by a bunch of street urchins and they got the fake one. I got the last laugh.