I carry quite a bit myself and I usually do not have one “in the pipe”. However, I am also a fairly well trained martial artist ... so if a problem is so close that I would need one “in the pipe” I probably could handle it without the gun. A perps gun within my reach will become my gun in less than a second and sooner than they could pull the trigger
Judo, karate, Iado. I’ve also dabbled in European sword work. I lift a LOT of weight too...
I still carry with one in the pipe. 15+1 > 15.
Call me lazy.
You might consider lightening up, Francis
The last time I had a gun pulled on me, the perp was 10’ away. That doesn’t provide the ability for even Chuck Norris to grab the gun before it fires, nor is there time to rack one in (assuming no jam).
I don’t always carry, but when I do, there’s one in the pipe.