cycling friendly (concealed) holster

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Ok I got to ask. Do you have carbon fiber pistol grips to reduce weight?

DresdenSinn

MeanderingMammal wrote: »

DresdenSinn wrote: »

Gisel2015 wrote: »

I agree that education is key but weapons are not, unless you are in uniform.

Well you remember this if and when you ever do find yourself in grave danger: When you only have seconds, the police are just minutes away

I can think of a number of instances of "grave danger" where carrying a personal weapon system would have no value whatsoever.

Yeah a firearm wouldn't have helped me at all when I was alone and fell through an icy lake (that was pretty terrifying) but I could have used one when I was walking near a college campus where I was hit with a car, then assaulted by it's occupants who attempted to rob me (unsuccessfully). Sure I survived the attack without a firearm but had I not survived..I would never be able to say "a firearm could have saved my life"

Glossberg

MeanderingMammal wrote: »

DresdenSinn wrote: »

Gisel2015 wrote: »

I agree that education is key but weapons are not, unless you are in uniform.

Well you remember this if and when you ever do find yourself in grave danger: When you only have seconds, the police are just minutes away

I can think of a number of instances of "grave danger" where carrying a personal weapon system would have no value whatsoever. In fact the subset where carrying is of credible value is pretty limited.

I appreciate the security blanket aspect though.

If someone carries a firearm as a security blanket that's a poor mindset and a slippery slope to go down.

Obviously there are going to be MANY incidents where a gun may or may not be an option but it's definitely not the right answer to handle some problems. That's why it can be greatly beneficial to be trained in firearms (no, a concealed pistol class is not training) as well as other areas (fitness, hand-to-hand, less than lethal options, improvised weapons, edged weapons, avoidance/de-escalation, etc).

The reality is the better training you have and the more well rounded you are in the "self defense world", the LESS likely you would every find yourself in a situation where you'd need your firearm.

mo135

I'm going to try something crazy and actually address the OP's question.

The old school fanny pack holster kind of comes into its own for cyclists. It is secure in that you won't lose the weapon in a crash, yet still offers reasonably quick access. Plus you can keep your ID, cash, etc. there as well. You might also want to take a look at the 5.11 Holster Shirt.

BTW, this subject is covered on some of the defensive carry and concealed carry forums. My Google-fu turned that up pretty quick.