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locke_n_load wrote:

casp625 wrote:Do I spy with my little eye... a paddle holster showing under "Example of Holsters -> Belt Holster" ?!
http://www.dps.texas.gov/RSD/CHL/docume ... lsters.pdf

Looks like that holster (safariland?) is a paddle holster with additional loops for a belt (and it looks like the belt is holding it up).
However, the Serpa on page 11 (Automatic Restraint) definitely looks like the paddle only is being used (belt is not supporting the holster).
Good find!

WildBill wrote:What if the law said you had to carry it in a shoulder purse?

Would that mean you had to carry the purse on your shoulder for it to be legal?

Taypo wrote:

Glockster wrote:

oljames3 wrote:In my opinion, a paddle holster meets the requirements of HB910 as a belt holster.

My initial intent, upon the signing of HB910, was to carry openly in an in waistband holster. I'd simply tuck my shirt behind or in front of the pistol as the situation required. However, this summer I was carrying openly at a model rocket contest in Tucson, AZ, when I had cause to reconsider. A fellow contestant, not local, asked why I was not carrying in a holster. That got me to thinking.

If the average citizen sees my method of carry as a gun stuck in the waistband without a holster, it seems reasonable that they would be more likely to be concerned than if the pistol was in an outside the waistband holster. Further, law enforcement officers would have to look closely to see that the pistol as in a holster. All this would seem to tend to lead to more law enforcement scrutiny.

I'm attending the Citizen Police Academy in my city. My intent is to get acquainted with the officers and their procedures. Before the course is over, I will learn their concerns and intent about holsters.

My intent now is to carry concealed, IWB, at work. Outisde of work, I'll switch to paddle or threaded OWB as the mood strikes me and the situation allows.

I'm confused by your post and why/how someone wouldn't see the holster of a paddle holster, unless you're only talking about an IWB holster? Speaking for myself, im referring to an OWB Fobus holster, which is clearly visible as a holster. The only part which is not visible would be the actual paddle attached to my belt.

I believe he's referring to an IWB looking like its just stuck in the waistband. I can see how the uninitiated and the sheeple may get that idea.