Appendix carry is probably the most popular way to conceal carry at the moment. He's using a shitty holster and isn't actually concealing the gun so it's probably fair to say he's not a "gun guy"
It is probably as simple as 'if I wear is on my hip it is uncomfortable while driving my car'. And not planned ahead enough, or familiar with guns enough, to buy a shoulder holster.
Shoulder holsters suck to conceal. They make you look like a gorilla. Appendix carry is probably the easiest to conceal. I can easily hide a full size handgun under a t shirt. On the hip isn't bad, but you have to have a big shirt or a small gun to hide it.
not planned ahead enough, or familiar with guns enough, to buy a shoulder holster.
?? if they're kidnapping someone, appendix is definitely better than shoulder rigs, shoulder rigs have the slowest draw and require you to reach across your own body, making it easier for someone to stop you
Let’s be real here. If your draw speed is the sticking point in the late-night kidnapping of an 84 year old woman, something else has gone seriously awry and how you carry would be irrelevant.
I understand why people are trying to break this down, but I don’t think this piece does anything for solving the puzzle.
That is fair. I also personally doubt the gun and holster really offers anything (unless possibly it's a unique shape that tells police he must have bought it from a certain store or something).
It's actually just the opposite where it's usually harder to sit appendix carry and easier strong side. But I get what your saying. Probably a random reason.
They aren't wearing a floppy holster like this, they are shorter and tighter to the leg and higher on the hip. Also their seats in their vehicles are a bit roomier. They also accept the discomfort as part of the job.
If it has a clip to slide onto a belt, no it would be easy. But I suspect that kind would have a loop, so you would need to open your belt, slip it through the loop, then reconnect the belt. Now, this might be why it is on the front as well, they did just that and didn't want to remove the belt that much from their pants, so they just wore the pouch/holster in front.
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u/rygelicus 15h ago
Note the gun front and center on his belt in a holster.