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http://georgiapacking.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=40381
Lawful open carrier in Georgia is approached, unannounced, from behind by a security guard who grabs his arm and goes for his gun and attempts to disarm him. You can guess how it goes from there. Retention holster and hand-to-hand combat training do their job.
Discussion thread on Calguns too: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=255381
This is the first instance I have heard of where an open carrier had his (attempted) gun grabbed by a common citizen. Security guards are not cops, and they generally have no legal authority to disarm someone or attempt to disarm someone, unless they are making a lawful arrest (citizen's arrest). The guard thought he was Mr. Tough Cop and got his ass handed to him for it. He's lucky he didn't get shot.
This should give us all a lesson about situational awareness, holster retention, close-combat techniques and "necessary force" response when deadly force is not warranted. Suffice it to say that if anyone here is carrying their sidearm without ACTIVE RETENTION you need to stop right now and get your gear squared away. Throw away those little plastic holsters that came with your gun, they are not safe to use outside of a shooting range. The more levels of retention, the better. I recommend any of the upper level Safariland and Blackhawk gear.
http://georgiapacking.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=40381
Lawful open carrier in Georgia is approached, unannounced, from behind by a security guard who grabs his arm and goes for his gun and attempts to disarm him. You can guess how it goes from there. Retention holster and hand-to-hand combat training do their job.
Discussion thread on Calguns too: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=255381
This is the first instance I have heard of where an open carrier had his (attempted) gun grabbed by a common citizen. Security guards are not cops, and they generally have no legal authority to disarm someone or attempt to disarm someone, unless they are making a lawful arrest (citizen's arrest). The guard thought he was Mr. Tough Cop and got his ass handed to him for it. He's lucky he didn't get shot.
This should give us all a lesson about situational awareness, holster retention, close-combat techniques and "necessary force" response when deadly force is not warranted. Suffice it to say that if anyone here is carrying their sidearm without ACTIVE RETENTION you need to stop right now and get your gear squared away. Throw away those little plastic holsters that came with your gun, they are not safe to use outside of a shooting range. The more levels of retention, the better. I recommend any of the upper level Safariland and Blackhawk gear.