I suppose there might be an advantage to having the BUG as the actual defense gun, and maybe even a “decoy” replica in the open holster. It wouldn’t work on me. Were I a “bad guy” I would just shoot the open carrier. In my mind, “were I a bad guy”, my thinking would be “I have crossed the Rubicon” I am in public, brandishing, taking charge, I have ALREADY gone too far so shooting threats is just logical...
You are the exception, I think.
But that is common on Freerepublic. The people here are exceptional people, far above average.
I recall a thread on Meyers Briggs personality types here on freerepublic. The percentage of critical thinking, high level leadership types was astounding.
I suspect that is what is keeping freerepublic membership from reaching tens of millions. There are not that many high level thinking leadership types around!
There you go assuming bad guys are clear-thinking logical people. Almost all bad guys are impulsive optimists with a talent for ignoring the obvious...Any apparent rational behavior on the part of street criminals is usually the result of traditional criminal lore or evolutionary pressure. Just body language that suggests you might resist a mugging is usually enough to send the predator looking for easier game, and that's probably an in-born behavior, and the toll on muggers that ignore it is high enough to take them out of the game permanently...