Given the current social environment; circumstances, training, fitness, and location determine the individuals equipment and response. I'm a minimalist. EDC is simple and easy while walking to work, wandering about the city, going to restaurants, grocery shopping, and the like. EDC is G19 RMR aiwb and spare 17 rd mag in left pocket, fixed blade iwb left, Bic lighter, small flashlight, plus usual keys/ wallet /cell phone. All carried comfortably on person, shirt always untucked so concealment is easy. I have two residences, so I drive from the city to the outer outer suburb twice per week. In my vehicle is a small discreet sling bag with water bottle, two spare 30 rd mags, ear pro, eye pro, gloves, small first aid kit, baseball cap, and multitool on top of very light weight black zip-up hoodie. I also carry actual AAA maps of the areas between both homes, as they are 40 miles apart. Nothing is a carried in my vehicle, if it has to be abandoned for whatever reason, grab the sling bag, hoodie and go. Vehicle docs like registration and insurance are carried in wallet. If untoward situations arise, I avoid the areas whenever possible. Highway protest/ blocks? I stay in the city and go back following weekend, and vice versa. Lets say riot scenario, severe social unrest arises,
and am caught in traffic, alternate route sought. Rioters engulf cars, grab bag and leave, join crowd with raised fist and and shout whatever slogan and disappear from crowd. All hell breaks loose and am physically attacked, well that's what the spare mags are for. IF things get really tense and dangerous in my locale, may add pepper spray, smoke to sling bag and a bike helmet. But that sounds extreme :-)
I’m in a different predicament. I will be specifically targeted. All of my stuff (that I will admit to) is 9mm centric as it is the du jour round in my area. I am prepared for large crowds and swarms and potentially limited access to my longarms/SMG.
I have chemical irritants and other less lethal crowd dispersal devices but it’s going to be sporty to get away. I just want sheer violence of action try to get the crowd to lose its stomach because as big as I am; I simply cannot fight 50 people.
My main thing is that I don’t go out so much and limit who knows what.
Really you just want to be the not worth the trouble to swarm on.
That’s what happens is the swarm.
Used to I would be happy with a G19.
Now I carry heavier stuff and travel with my real friends.
Traveling with two other adult males will make you less of a walking lick.
At work, God help them.
Carry the highest capacity you can hide
Train to make the fastest most accurate shots possible, 0-100yds
Current events haven't changed any of this for me.
Last edited by MegademiC; 04-19-21 at 07:55.
Also to note, the current social norms are, for lack of a better term politically sanctioned violence, a common term in use now. Self defense may not be that at all. YOU may or will be considered the 'bad guy' not the blm/antifa scumbag that's threatening you. The best way to deal with these instances of social unrest should you unfortunately find yourself in one, is just leave and avoid confrontation if at all possible. Everyone has a 'line in the sand" ... where is yours ? When you do cross it, don't get caught.
I’ve been known to carry a G26 with two G17 reloads when wanting to ‘go lite’.
And, two 33 rd ‘happy sticks’ are in the door pocket of my twuk:).
FWIW - I’ve won man-on-man shootoffs using the G26 with happy stick reloads!!!!!! Pissed off some folks , but wasn’t technically against the rules. Kinda like the street:)
geezer john
jmoore (aka - geezer john)
"The state that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." Thucydides
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