Have you pulled your gun from its holseter (ie:postoffice)

[bat1]

Ok,
Just a question, there is another thread talking about, ND.. Here the question,,,

OK, I always try and take my holster from my belt when, going to the post office,tax office, or entering a customers home or bus.. or IF under protest enter in a 30.06 place

But, I have at times, being lazy just pulled the weapon out the holster, secure it..

Now, when I return, as I placed the weapon back in the holster it tends to really wonder how safe it is.. The holster is a Hanks IWB, and as it feeds in, it makes me look look really carefully if part of the shirt could cause a "ND" ...

So, How do you holster after removing your weapon ? And do you try and do it sitting in the car ? Stand up outside the car (what I do if I can)

I do really try not just pull the weapon but it happens.. how about you ?

BAT

[DONT TREAD ON ME]

I do it with my booger hook off of the bang switch.

I know it's not exactly what your looking for but if you don't want to risk a ND keep your finger off the trigger.

EDIT: To better elaborate. The trigger guard of a gun is just that, a guard of the trigger and will prevent anything from getting to the trigger while re-holstering. Also, the holster shouldn't have anything on it that could reach into the trigger guard and properly pull the trigger back.

[G.A. Heath]

I no longer remove a holster with a firearm in it, I had a negligent discharge in a moment of stupidity when I tried to catch a gun that fell out of a holster I was removing. As for your holster causing an ND, you are might not comfortable with your weapon, your gear, or you need a new holster. I would suggest that you get more training to become more comfortable with your weapon and gear, unless the design of your holster can lead to an ND. If the latter is the case the get rid of that holster right now and get something that will work for you safely.

[TexasAggie09]

Any holster you have should cover the trigger guard and be smooth inside so nothing can get caught on the trigger. When I just have to run into a quick 30.06 or something I just pull my firearm out, secure it in the vehicle, and leave holster IWB. I reholster while standing usually with the door open only enough for me to stand in the opening and with my back toward the seat.

[RPB]

this morning I had to do just that

My car has window tint as dark as allowed by law.

My routine:

Park away from other cars/low traffic area

Take off seatbelt

Large garbage bag I keep in the car retrieved from back seat
covering side w/ bag move shirt away from body, remove Glock; set Glock and bag on floor

get small plastic grocery bag, repeat while removing bug and pocket holster from pocket

keep finger away from the bangswitch; reverse when you get back

Sometimes I have to drive around to a different part of the parking lot for people not to be walking by, but I never had a problem.

Once or twice I might have a trip combined where I'd just put the guns under bags, go to post office and a court, then rearm to do other errands.

basically, just pay attention to what you are doing and your surroundings.... as you always should.

[johnson0317]

I guess there is always a chance that you could hook a piece of your shirt in the trigger guard, stranger things have happened. If I have to do this, I either leave it concealed and unholstered, or I lean forward while tucking into my forward-canted SuperTuck. If it went off, it would go backward and down. I would feel like an idiot, but I would feel like an intact idiot.

RJ

[40khammer]

I remove the gun from the holster before entering those areas and secure the gun in the car. When I return I just reholster. Like others said. Keep your finger off the trigger and NDs won't happen. If your holster is designed in such a way that an ND is a risk during reholstering then you definitely need a new holster. If I'm going into a 30.06 area I put an OWB holster on and keep it empty and walk around like that. My own little protest. I heard of alot of students doing this when campaigning for campus carry.

[Pawpaw]

This is one reason I like hammer fired pistols.

With my Sig: Every time I holster, I have my thumb on top of the hammer. The gun can't fire if the hammer doesn't move. With my thumb on it, the hammer can't move without me knowing it.

With my 1911: First I verify, by sight and feel, that the thumb safety is engaged. My thumb goes between the hammer and the back of the slide. This has the added benefit of ensuring I'm not depressing the grip safety.

As others have said, I always keep my booger hook off the bang switch.

[E.Marquez]

When I disarm, the gun comes out of the holster, by OWB belt holster is not coming off.
I have never understood the fearful position many folks on this list present with handling a weapon . ie, don’t handle it excessive it might go off” “never handle the gun more than required, you might have an ND” both of those phrases and MANY more are found in post here, and I find them curious. If you know in advance you are unqualified to handle a weapon, (the only reason for such a mental position like those above IMHO) Then put the unloaded weapon back in the gun safe until you can get the training, practice sufficiently to not be so concerned that you will mishandle your weapon. Being so scared of your weapon, you refuse to touch it out of a holster for fear it will go off, is simply unfathomable to me.

[RPB]

I remove the gun from the holster before entering those areas and secure the gun in the car. When I return I just reholster. Like others said. Keep your finger off the trigger and NDs won't happen. If your holster is designed in such a way that an ND is a risk during reholstering then you definitely need a new holster. If I'm going into a 30.06 area I put an OWB holster on and keep it empty and walk around like that. My own little protest. I heard of a lot of students doing this when campaigning for campus carry.

I like that .... now I need to buy an OWB holster; just for those rare occasions.

[Beiruty]

I remove the gun from the holster before entering those areas and secure the gun in the car. When I return I just reholster. Like others said. Keep your finger off the trigger and NDs won't happen. If your holster is designed in such a way that an ND is a risk during reholstering then you definitely need a new holster. If I'm going into a 30.06 area I put an OWB holster on and keep it empty and walk around like that. My own little protest. I heard of a lot of students doing this when campaigning for campus carry.

I like that .... now I need to buy an OWB holster; just for those rare occasions.

How about buying a blue plastic pistol to go with that empty holster?

[The Annoyed Man]

I don't obsess. I just look around to make sure that there is nobody nearby watching, and then I pull the gun while I'm still sitting in the car and slide it under the seat. If I'm going to be more than a minute, I unlock my little under-seat lock-box, lock the gun in it and slide it back under the seat. Reverse when I return. If I am far enough away to where I am pretty sure that there are no observers anywhere near by, I'll get out of the car first, unholster and put the gun away, and then re-holster it that way when I get back. But for me, that is more of a comfort thing than a safety thing. I just don't let anything, including my booger-hook, get inside the trigger guard. It's not that hard to do.

However, in general, I just don't go inside places where I can't carry. About the only exception to that is gun shows............and no, I don't want to start another of the endless "why can't I carry in a gun show?" threads.

[RPB]

I have thought about sliding mine under the seat, but under my seats are usually fishing rulers, fishing floats, and misc stuff that rolled under there from my niece ... so I use the set it on passenger floorboard/covered by garbage bag as I can see that the trigger won't catch on some surprise thing she stashed under the seat.


I found an ear ring in my foot yesterday, I wasn't even hoping for a piercing ... that 16 year old is about like the girls I raised when they were in their "terrible twos" always a surprise, but so far no Easter eggs in a drawer to save for Christmas (I'll never forget that one) ...

[Oldgringo]

Any holster you have should cover the trigger guard and be smooth inside so nothing can get caught on the trigger. When I just have to run into a quick 30.06 or something I just pull my firearm out, secure it in the vehicle, and leave holster IWB. I reholster while standing usually with the door open only enough for me to stand in the opening and with my back toward the seat.

Me too. What's the big deal?

[DONT TREAD ON ME]

I have thought about sliding mine under the seat, but under my seats are usually fishing rulers, fishing floats, and misc stuff that rolled under there from my niece ... so I use the floorboard/garbage bag as I can see that the trigger won't catch on some surprise thing she stashed under the seat.


I found an ear ring in my foot yesterday, I wasn't even hoping for a piercing ... that 16 year old is about like the girls I raised when they were in their "terrible twos" always a surprise, but so far no Easter eggs in a drawer to save for Christmas (I'll never forget that one) ...

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