{"id":11082,"date":"2015-01-08T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T19:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=11082"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:25:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:25:41","slug":"the-over-complication-of-personal-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-over-complication-of-personal-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Over Complication of Personal Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"T-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Personal protection and concealed carry have become very popular. There\u2019s no doubt more folks are legally carrying today than ever before. As with anything that becomes popular, whether it is Kim Kardashian<\/a> or defensive handguns, the media (Yes, I\u2019m part of the media.) tends to gravitate to the subject and expand on every nuance. This is because there\u2019s a tremendous demand for information. You either write about what folks want to read or no one reads what you write.<\/p>\n

Folks unfamiliar with a topic tend to believe the topic is complicated. For example, I know very little about cooking, it all seems very complex to me. When something appears complicated, many look for complicated explanations. Eventually, they turn to the dummy\u2019s guide to what ever they are interested in.<\/p>\n

With personal protection and defensive handguns we have not got to the dummy\u2019s guide yet. In fact, its possible we never will; no one likes the idea of a dummy with a gun. Right now we are wallowing in a sea of over complication. Too many tactards and want to be experts are preaching sermons that make personal protection with a handgun as complicated as Chinese arithmetic.<\/p>\n

\"T-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

Just the other day I shared a video on Facebook where some urban ninja was crawling around and falling out of his truck in an effort to demonstrate a tactical principle. No doubt, some who watched thought it was high speed, low drag advice. And, at its completion they quite possibly felt they were way behind the curve with regard to defensive handgun knowledge.\u00a0Similarly, there are those who espouse that you should carry a handgun, a reload, a back-up gun, pepper spray, an impact weapon and maybe even wear soft body armor. Others \u201cexperts\u201d condemn you if you carry a handgun in your pocket or don\u2019t prescribe to their doctrine.<\/p>\n

Do you need to go round during your daily routine like a SWAT officer preparing to kick down a door? Not if you live where I do. Would you be safer if you did? Maybe. Then again, after a week of lugging all that stuff around you might get frustrated and give up on the concept completely.<\/p>\n

\"T-5\"<\/a>
Skill with a handgun requires time but a fine pistol like this Nighthawk can be had by anyone with money.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Personal protection with a handgun is not rocket science.<\/p>\n