not a good idea imo.
responded to a call several years ago where a man was shot DEAD at a local gas station when the robber walked in to rob the joint thinking the guy he shot was carrying a weapon on his side when actually it was one of them scanners in his holster....
the guy wearing the scanner had a blue uniform shirt on and jeans but worked for some delivery service. this azzhole fled the scene and was caught a short time later after getting back into his car and blowing a red right to get away and crashed into another car and was badly injured.
he was high on crack and when asked why he shot an innocent man who was there to buy milk of all things he stated that he shot him cause he had a gun on his side and thought maybe he was a cop.???
I guess in some ways it could work for you cause criminals may think ur Police and not decide to commit the crime they were going commit in the first place. but when im off duty I dont want anyone thinking or knowing im a cop unless im in uniform or displaying a badge with handcuffs but I have never carried openly even on my badge where its completely legal for me to do.
carrying open like that will end up causing you more grief then comfort as time goes by ill bet when u could accomplish the same thing by concealing it. if you cant get ur gun out from a concealed location then you should not be carrying a gun. not to mention your gun is far easier to take away from you in an open carry situation unless ur holster has a level II or III retention device and most who carry openly do not have a level II or III retention device. maybe you do. I hope so for ur sake.
the BlackHawk Serpa CQC is a great holster for you. not all business are going to allow you to carry in their establishment. that is their right since its private property.
the bottom line is it makes you more of a target and will likely hurt you more then help you. the advantage of surprise far outweighs that of carrying openly.
the number of people who would actually be willing to carry guns openly on a daily basis is miniscule and certainly not enough to change the social dynamics of carrying weapons in modern the day western society we live in. if open carry was legal everywhere and accepted by most everyone that would be different. its not and never will be in our society with all the gun violence we see every day.
real gunfighters don’t use pistols, except as an absolute last resort. rifles and machine gun are the tools of the trade for soldiers, terrorists, guerillas and SWAT or ESU units in Police departments around the world.
The pistol’s primary advantage is that its small and easily concealable. carrying openly gives up the pistol’s greatest single advantage over a rifle or machine gun which is being stealth. again, like stated above. just because you can doesnt mean you should. but its ur right to do carry it like that and if you feel thats what makes you and wife safe then that's ur decision.
