I bought my new LCP (see separate thread) from a Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor which lead to a very interesting dicussion. I was showing him one of my front pocket holsters (I almost aways pocket carry because of the casual dress and I like tucked shirts). He liked the holster but said he prefers belt carry because it is too hard to get at the weapon seated in a vehicle with it in the pocket. He said he always just wears a "cover" shirt.
I noted that my problem is if I have on a belt holster with a shirt (tucked or untucked) or coat over it, the seat belt holds the shirt over the weapon making it harder to get at than in my pocket. (I am right handed) and that I can get my pocket weapon out faster than I can get my seat belt off and then draw.
His response was he does not wear his seat belt for just that reason.
That would make sense, but I am not LE so I am always going to be going AWAY from the danger not toward it if I can so I figure my odds of dying in an auto accident from not wearing my seat belt are astronomically better than of being in a gun attack in my car.
How do you deal with the seat belt over your coat and gun and blocking your draw issue?
I also find that wearing the gun in a crossdraw setup makes it much easier to draw while sitting. I may even try carrying my G30 crossdraw all the time. Just haven't found a crossdraw holster I really like.
If you're a betting man who knows how to play the odds then you would wear your seatbelt in case of an accident instead of not wearing it in case of road rage. It's not that difficult to make one motion of unfastening the seatbelt as you draw. Now, if you want to be completely anal then don't wear your seatbelt and drive with one hand while you hold your firearm in the other. :no:
How do you deal with the seat belt over your coat and gun and blocking your draw issue?
I use a DM Bullard crossdraw for my J frame S&W (actually, I always have it in the crossdraw because I don't want to have remember which side it is on if needed). No problems with the crossdraw s far as access, no seatbelt issues, no worrying about leaving a gun in a car, somebody accessing it, or having it flying around loose in the vehicle if an event should occur.
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