EEllis wrote:I have to say I don't agree. There is a reason duty weapons are carried in retention holsters but those reasons don't always cross over to every open carry situation. The other thing that springs to mind is we are not cops. We don't need to come in close proximity to others. I'm not wrestling with suspects trying to cuff people. Retention holster were developed to address a real problem that was seen with police. So far there has been zero evidence t hat there is any issues with OC and weapon retention that needs to be addressed.A-R wrote:Use a very strong retention holster. Leather thumb snap at a minimum. Police type Level II Or III preferred.
If you don't believe this is necessary, I'd be happy to show you (using inert blue training guns) how quickly I can disarm you if you have no retention or even week retention (like a Level 1 Serpa).
Like trigger locks and other things, I don't believe this should be required by law. But good, conscientious open carriers should follow this advice religiously.
Good points, but my fear is OCers are also not as situationally aware as on duty LEOs. My concern is the ease with which a strong side open carry pistol can be removed from a non-retention holster from a rear attack position.
