Originally posted by Mike D
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These are valid concerns that must be taken in to consideration when making the decision to carry in a purse. I carry in a purse because I haven't found any other way to carry (concealed) that works for me. And if I it doesn't work, I'm not going to be carrying anything. (Also doesn't work for me.)
I have tried a belly band. (Pistolwear P2 holster) It came highly recommended by a woman in her blog as her favorite holster for carrying while hiking and jogging.
It was a terrible garment. It looked like a big bulge even under loose fitting clothing. Like wearing a fanny pack under your clothes. It might have worked OK with one of the smallest sub-compacts but that's not what I have to work with.
All I'm saying is they never function or look as good as they do in the pictures on people that are posing. In all of the pictures above, the holster is being worn on the outside of the clothing or the shirt is pulled up to reveal it. Imagine those shirts pulled down over the holsters. There would be an obvious bulge in the mid-section! That lacy corset thing might work okay but I bet it's hard to sit down in it. Unless you have a very long, sleek torso like the model, the top of that garment would be up under your breasts.
The other issue was I couldn't access the gun any faster than I could from a bag worn across my body sitting on my hip.
I would think wearing a crossbody bag would deter purse snatchers. Anyway, purses are more likely to get snatched in crowded areas and I rarely ever put myself in those environments. I have never left a purse in a store or bathroom. I am never around small children that might reach in to my bag.
If the bag is not around my body, I have it stored in my lap or the gun is in the console of my truck.
Again, I'm not saying carrying in a purse is the best way to carry but I've heard men say things like "if a woman can't find a better way to carry then she shouldn't be carrying at all." I find that offensive. I think a lot of men assume that all women are flakes, oblivious of their surroundings, and incapable of keeping track of their purses or the guns inside them.
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