Somone just left his pistol in a stall

[Lex Concord]

Why the obession with taking your pistol out of its holster? Do people just want an excuse to play with it in public?

 

[CathyInBlue]

Not the best of ideas. A good way to loose your gun when they take your purse.

snopes.com: Purse Theft Burglary

A) That was out of Britain where criminals know their victims are disarmed and so personal crime is way up. B) I'm a paranoiac public pisser. If there's another person or eight in the bathroom with me, I know where each and every person is. Someone passing in front of my stall will be noticed and a hand coming over the top of the door will be met with swift resistance, prolly including me kicking the door open into the thief.

I know we're always supposed to keep out of condition white and have a good situational awareness, but in bathrooms, my SA reaches Daredevilesque levels of perception.

 

[jbombelli]

How are you going to protect yourself if it's hanging on the door in a purse, or in its holster wrapped up in your pants?

These things happen pretty fast, you know.

 

[longbow]

fanny pack for the win!

 

[sepe]

How are you going to protect yourself if it's hanging on the door in a purse, or in its holster wrapped up in your pants?

These things happen pretty fast, you know.

We clearly don't hangout in the same truck stop bathrooms.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Let's say for whatever reason, you need to drop you pants to do whatever it is you need to do. Let's also say that where you are, it would be contrary to your best interests if anyone could see gear you may be carrying since it will be in clear view of anyone else in the bathroom when your trousers are below the bottom edge of the stall wall. If someone in that situation didn't want people seeing their gear, it would be a good idea to remove that gear from where it could be viewed.

1. Leave it in the holster and hold on to your pants.

2. If you cannot do this, go somewhere else.

Sorry, I do not understand this obession with coonfingering the guns in public. Maybe it is some sort of verification that it is real or some pyschological reason people want to wave guns around in public.

There's no excuse for it and when the guns go bang from playing with them we all suffer because some numbnuts feels the need to play cowboy with his gun. Leave it in the holster, if you cannot, go somewhere else.

 

[CathyInBlue]

The coonfingering should only take place behind closed and latched stall doors, so as not to alarm the proletariat.

 

[sepe]

The coonfingering should only take place behind closed and latched stall doors, so as not to alarm the proletariat.

Too much fondling of the firearm could result in a negligent discharge. A stall door isn't a safe backstop. Best to not play with your gun in the crapper.

 

[Mark 1911]

I remember reading a article in the local rag a few months back about an ISP officer who left his piece in a stall at Home Depot. Don't remember how it went for him. I know folks are human and make mistakes, and I would never say I'd never do it, but I just can't see myself making this mistake. I usually go into the hadicapped stall. The railings typically have a small gap between the rail and the wall, often my holstered piece will fit snug in that gap and its right where I can see it, and comfortably within reach.

 

[Que]

The most important question has not been answered. Which INGO member are we talking about? The OP says it was a young, clean cut guy, so that rules out a lot of people. So, who are you. Confess and I promise you won't be criticized at all.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The coonfingering should only take place behind closed and latched stall doors, so as not to alarm the proletariat.

Now, now, do we really want Kirk to post story about story about numbnuts fondling or dropping their pistols in the washroom?

Do NOT coonfinger your gun. Just don't. Stop touching it!

 

[Donnelly]

In downtown indy on at least a weekly basis someone leaves a gun of some sort in their hotel room. It's not as uncommon as you may think.

A friend of mine was on a road trip. Fueled by coffee (natures laxative) and taco bell, he became alarmingly aware that he was about to have an acute case of "mud butt". The race was on. He drove faster than he had ever driven, saw a shell station, bailed from the car, undid his pants in mid stride, and it was a photo finish to the bowl. After a few minutes of Rhino lining the toilet he stood up to admire his work. Something looked awry. "Ha, looks like i **** a handgu...." he thought while simultaneously checking the location of his Glock 27... uh oh.

Rhino, remind me to never borrow your G27.

 

[JetGirl]

For the love of God, do not let your pistol leave its holster in public people!!!! When you take a @#$# close your belt around your knees.

They should teach this in gun classes...

This^. I swear, one of these days I'm gonna put on bike shorts under jeans and video a tutorial!
OK, maybe not. But stop boogerfingering it (sounds grosser than coonfingering and we are talking about the bathroom after all...)

 

[netsecurity]

The coonfingering should only take place behind closed and latched stall doors, so as not to alarm the proletariat.

No, no no. Do not ever remove gun from holster in public, ever, unless you plan on shooting a baddie. Makes us all look bad. Yes to coonfingering the holster.

 

[jeepfreek]

Maybe this could be a new deep cover conceal carry. A holster in your underwear!

 

[kawtech87]

Maybe this could be a new deep cover conceal carry. A holster in your underwear!

Underwear? What is this you speak of?

 

[Rocket]

Can't poo in an unfriendly port. Pocket holster so not issue anyway. I hope that Glock doesn't add a new torture test!

 

[Ziggy01]

Now his gun smells like it looks.

Lmao, and I tend to be a Glock guy!

 

[9mmfan]

The key is having a good, heavy duty gun belt and good leather/kydex holster. If you have those, gun and mag carrier should stand right up while sitting on the floor. Me being a Galco fan, use a Galco leather holster and mag carrier. The belt is darn near as stiff as a duty belt.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Stop touching it!

Or you'll go blind!

I don't know in what spirit everyone else uses "coonfingering", but I use it firmly tongue in cheek. When I'm CC and I take my gun off to do my bidniz, it stays in the holster. I do not pull it out just because I have it in my hands. It stays in the holster and it and the holster go in the purse. When done, it reverses that trip, staying in the holster, and returns to IWB.