more recently porter county had a bunch of officers trade in their back up glocks due to a little issue with them braking/ jamming in the wrong situations. I guess an officer had the gun jam and hit the perp with the glock and shattered the frame.. oops..
No, then he'd only have to carry BUB (Back Up Boooolits).
If you have smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and an escape plan, do you run extension cords under the rugs and empty ashtrays into the trash cans without checking to see if they're hot?Lets see here. If I read it right, the majority of posters are confident in their gun. Be it for reported high reliability or because it was the purchase they made, thus it must be the best. It is believed that their gun will work, no matter what, to solve any self defense problem.
Worded differently, how many people are less than completely confident with their carry gun? I notice a few folks with a backup plan, but not many.
Because you have smoke detectors and fire extinguishers, do you ignore an escape plan assuming those will completely solve your problem?
If you have smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and an escape plan, do you run extension cords under the rugs and empty ashtrays into the trash cans without checking to see if they're hot?
The carry gun IS the backup plan. The brain is the first line of defense.
Situational awareness, avoidance, and de-escalation are the plan.
The carry gun is deployed after all else has failed and is used to provide an avenue of escape or threat neutralization as necessary.
It is used only "in the gravest extreme."