Rebel Jack
Marksman
So the Old Lady carries a 3rd gen Glock 26. No holster. She just does the "ghetto tuck" (tucks it inside the waist band, but at the small of her back.) Gun is loaded with one in the pipe. So my point of contention with her is that I don't feel like the gun is secure, or the trigger is protected from an accidental discharge. Her point is she's never had an issue in all the time she's carried it and the 12 years, many deployed, as an MP, doing the same thing with her issued M9. It just works for her and always has. God but it sticks in my craw to see it and we're both stubborn as a mule on a hot july night.
So what's your guy's opinions on this? If it ain't broke, don't fix it? Is there a law stating the firearm must be officially holstered or do I need to build that bridge and get over it? Just because nothings happened yet, doesn't mean it will, but how do I argue that to a woman who's done it deployed into combat zones? I need real points to argue here. Maybe some real world examples of the ghetto tuck gone wrong. If you're shocked by this apparent irresponsibility with a firearm and arguing your points based on that indignation, it ain't gonna fly. "But that's the way it's always been done, because...reasons!", I've meekly blurted out with no sense of authority or confidence. She picks up on that like a blue tick hound on a wounded rabbit. No dice. I need to be able to physically point out a deal breaking, factual narrative and it's damn hard to surmount the 13 years of "that's the way it's been, and with no issues" I'm up against here.
Or maybe I need to go buy some cheese to go with that whine.
So what's your guy's opinions on this? If it ain't broke, don't fix it? Is there a law stating the firearm must be officially holstered or do I need to build that bridge and get over it? Just because nothings happened yet, doesn't mean it will, but how do I argue that to a woman who's done it deployed into combat zones? I need real points to argue here. Maybe some real world examples of the ghetto tuck gone wrong. If you're shocked by this apparent irresponsibility with a firearm and arguing your points based on that indignation, it ain't gonna fly. "But that's the way it's always been done, because...reasons!", I've meekly blurted out with no sense of authority or confidence. She picks up on that like a blue tick hound on a wounded rabbit. No dice. I need to be able to physically point out a deal breaking, factual narrative and it's damn hard to surmount the 13 years of "that's the way it's been, and with no issues" I'm up against here.
Or maybe I need to go buy some cheese to go with that whine.
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