Small of back seemed like a good idea

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Until I learned about falling and breaking your spine. NOPE! I am not risking that. Why do people still carry there?

 

[Alan]

Great way to turn a simple fall into a lifetime subscription with your spine surgeon...

 

[Danny boy]

Small of back seemed smart…until gravity gave me a harsh reality check.

 

[Lens]

I think that the above reason is overstated. Maybe it's just because I don't make it a habit of falling on my back?
However, I can give you another reason or two why it's not a good idea, based on personal experiences.

1. Very hard to draw safely if you need it.
2. Potential for embarrassment. BTDT and have the T-shirts.
   1. Many years ago my Wife and I went to a restaurant in Harvard Square . I was wearing a sport jacket and waited until I sat down before removing it. When I got up, I noticed some agitation by the bar with the bartender and a waitperson. Only then did I realize that the wall behind me was a mirror and they had a view of the gun as I stood up before putting my sport jacket back on. Whoops #1.
   2. Back in the 1990s I was attending town meeting in our high school auditorium when I got up to speak and my jacket over-rode the butt of my gun. I heard gasps from the audience but just chuckled to myself. If someone reported it to a uniformed officer they would just be told that I was one of them.

 

[Alan]

I think that the above reason is overstated. Maybe it's just because I don't make it a habit of falling on my back?
However, I can give you another reason or two why it's not a good idea, based on personal experiences.

1. Very hard to draw safely if you need it.
2. Potential for embarrassment. BTDT and have the T-shirts.
   1. Many years ago my Wife and I went to a restaurant in Harvard Square . I was wearing a sport jacket and waited until I sat down before removing it. When I got up, I noticed some agitation by the bar with the bartender and a waitperson. Only then did I realize that the wall behind me was a mirror and they had a view of the gun as I stood up before putting my sport jacket back on. Whoops #1.
   2. Back in the 1990s I was attending town meeting in our high school auditorium when I got up to speak and my jacket over-rode the butt of my gun. I heard gasps from the audience but just chuckled to myself. If someone reported it to a uniformed officer they would just be told that I was one of them.

You may dodge falling but drawing clean and staying discreet seem to have other plans