“You can just carry your gun in your belt.” “You can just carry that J-Frame revolver in your pocket, no problem!” Ever heard these insane gun holster myths? We have! Today we’re debunking some of the most common ones we hear.
- You can carry your gun with your belt, without a holster. Carrying a gun on your belt line with a good holster will not only cover the trigger, preventing hands or objects from interfering with the trigger, but it will also keep your gun positioned exactly where you need it to be while also preventing your handgun from falling out or down your pants.
- You can carry your gun in your pocket, right? Wrong! While pocket carry without a holster may do a decent job of keeping a handgun in one’s immediate possession, that mode of carry doesn’t address the other two primary holster functions: protecting the trigger and keeping the gun oriented and consistently accessible. Never, ever, ever dump a gun in a pants or coat pocket with other objects—that’s just asking for something to get caught up in the trigger guard. Even in a dedicated pocket, an unholstered gun tends to move and reorient itself. When you reach for that pocket semi-auto, you might find it upside-down in your pocket as gravity wants to encourage the heavier grip area to move down.
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