Totally New Concept, at least for me

beemerrider

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So, this would require a little training and a lot of cooperation on the part of your wife or girlfriend.
You know you're going to be in a sketchy area, so you have your better-half, pack your weapon in an IWB holster in the typical over the right kidney position. Then when walking along, you just nonchalantly walk close to her with your arm behind her back and slightly forward of the concealed gun. Someone approaching you would think you are just a non-threatening, loving spouse, and with your arm around her waste you don't look threatening or ready for action. If things go South you're in the perfect position to execute the draw, while shoving her out of harms way.
Now, this would never work with my wife because she thinks I'm just paranoid and would not voluntarily agree to any more bulges in her wasteline, but with the right partner, I think this could work.
I think I'd still carry my own ordnance, in the event we get separated, i.e. her ducking into a boutique or art gallery, or me sidling on into a gun shop. Again, my wife would never do it, but if yours is more understanding you might even get her to attend a women's Self Defense shooting clinic, like those put on by Heidi and Clint Smith out in my neck of the woods; Oregon.
I'd like to have you guys propose this idea to your significant other and post the anticipated, or actual results if you really have the guts to try to float this boat. I'm bettin' we'll get some interesting responses. And, aren't you proud of me; I came up with this all by myself; tongue in cheek as it may seem.
 
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Personally, I feel I'd get a much quicker, stable draw with the gun holstered on myself. If the gun were to be concealed, you would still have to get under her shirt (no jokes ;)) to get to the gun... I can see this being a snag. This just has "bad idea" written all over it in my opinion.
 
about the best use for the tactic is for the purpose of getting your wife to carry.
odds are, it wont need to be drawn till your separated and odds are, she'll be the one to be jumped while your separated.
armed or unarmed, it is in your best interest to avoid the seedy parts of town. if you must pass through, you should be driving.
strolling through the gauntlet will always be a tactical and legal gamble. Your odds of a lethal engagement rise dramatically and the appearance of vigilantism rises as well.
 
Lady Paladin and I have been to several shooting schools including the one you mentioned.

IMHO, what you suggest is a bad idea for any number of reasons. First and foremost for me is that the Lady needs her own weapon as we draw and/or duck for cover. We're trained to work as a team and we can't do that very well if I've got two weapons and she's got none.
 
Another version is to hang a thuty-thuty over your liveing room door frame. You brace your arms over the door sill when visitors come to your door.
True story. About 1917 my grandparents and another family ran a country general store. Both familys lived over the store. A guy woke grandpa up for emergency gas. Yes, in those days it was somewhat common for someone to get you up by throwning gravel against your bedroom window to get you up for 50 cents worth of gas to make it home! Grandpa got up and two robbers threw down on him and took him in the store to open the safe. Grandpas partners, heine and gussie pries heard the comotion and heine came down with a pistol in hand. Gussie was several steps above and behind heine. The robbers told him to raise his hands. He did and gussie took the pistol out of his raised hand! Then she came down the steps and proceeded to beat one of the robbers over the head with it! One of the robbers shot her through the arm. They got what they wanted and took off. Later that night the pair were burglaring another store about 40 miles away and somehow one was climbing over the transom over the door and one shot the other and left him there. The sheriff had grandpa and heine come and identify the stiff the next day.
Later both familys moved from wisconsin to california and opened a store there. Maybe 4 or 5 years after the incident grandpa and heine were on a street car in los angles and bumped into the robber! They had him arrested. The robber admitted to accidently shooting the partner while he was climbing over the transom.
 
I'll have to stick with strolling around with my hand in my pocket, with the SO along or otherwise.

In that hand, there may be a surprise.
 
Hey guys; please keep in mind this was primarily "tongue in cheek", and collectively, we brought up some interesting challenges and ideas.
Thanks for your contributions,

Beemerrider
 
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