If someone goes through the trouble of carrying two Glock 19s, they might as well go the extra mile and carry an AR pistol or something....or an extra 5 magazines.
Sort of reminds me of the unnamed INGOer who claimed to be my size (6' 0", 160lb) and IWB carry a 6" 44 Mag in Jeans and a TShirt.
Meh, rehash of a rehash of a rehash. "I like Glock because its simple, reliable, and holds lots of bullets." Nothing wrong with that, but not exactly a novel way of looking at it.
Modern hipsters in tight pants that text frighten me.
Just what exactly is a "present day gunfighter"?
Then don't shop at Wholefoods. You'll see more wool hats in the summer than you ever cared to.
Just what exactly is a "present day gunfighter"? Do people really walk around wielding an AR like a Katana and a pistol like a Wakizashi or a pair of pistols dual wielding like Miyamoto Musashi? Are we living in some bad Anime plot were every thug is a trained assassin and simply going on a grocery run could turn into an epic gun battle that could decide the fate of man kind?
NO.
Carry what you will how you will. But more importantly, KNOW HOW TO USE IT! And lose the tacticool "gunfighter" mindset. Be aware but don't be cocky.
People wonder how the gun culture gets the image of tacticool mall ninja wanna be's. Its stuff like this article and people thinking of themselves as "Gunfighters". It aint high noon at the OK Corral anymore fellas, bandits aren't stampeding cattle and rustling hosses and whores. Your getting milk and eggs at Wholefoods. You probably wont need two G19s and a slew of extra mags to fight off the hordes of modern hipsters with their tight pants and skateboards texting away on their Iphones while heading home in your SUV to your upper middle class neighborhood.
Or I can just carry 2 Glocks and be prepared.
It seems like I do remember that Tom Givens told me the majority of the attackers his 64 students faced in gun battles were hipsters in skinny jeans.
If you don't go anywhere there is real crime, good for you. That however doesn't mean that it is imaginary.
In all seriousness, when I took an intermediate pistol class a few months back most of the folks were running 1911s or some other .45. With my Glock 19, I was the only one who wasn't reloading between every single drill.
Question....were the 1911's hitting the target. Were they jamming/stopping.
I ask because real world if you need more than 8 rds. there is a lot more trouble than most any of us will encounter.
Last class I took I was the only 1911 on the line and had more hits in tighter groups than anyone.
Not a Glock knock so please do not take it that way.
My point is simple....hit what you are trying to stop. No matter what gun you are using just get it on target.