Your next ND waiting to happen.

[BehindBlueI's]

The grip and trigger safeties on the XD(M)® pistols are a must-have for me. I am confident if I use a purse without a built-in holster or separate compartment, the XD(M)® 3.8 can be securely and safely carried.

Why I Choose to Purse Carry - The Truth About Guns

I sincerely hope that isn't meant how it sounds. Hey, its got a grip safety and trigger safety so I can throw it in my purse with other junk rolling around and everything will be fine.

Off body carry sucks. Storing your protection in the likely target of an encounter sucks. Carrying in a purse not designed for carrying? C'mon. I figure this is mostly an advertisement piece for Springfield, but this strikes me as promoting unsafe behavior.

 

[Woobie]

 

[yeti rider]

That article almost read like an advertisement for that gun...

 

[EricG]

Absolutely, asking for it.

 

[MrsGungho]

 

[cedartop]

That article almost read like an advertisement for that gun...

Well, if Kippi Leatham is any relation to Robby Leatham, then it probably is.

Another reason to not visit TTAG.

 

[Bennettjh]

Without the trigger covered by a holster, she's just asking for trouble.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

That article almost read like an advertisement for that gun...

Yeah it did.

 

[FireBirdDS]

"Why I Choose to Purse Carry by Dan Zimmerman"

 

[2A_Tom]

This is from the comments

The "Guardian" Kydex Trigger Guard - Aegis Armory

If I were carrying loose in my murse I might consider this.


Quote Kramer: Wait til the gun goes off and it blows a hole through her makeup...then she'll think twice


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[2A_Tom]

I tried to edit my previous post but couldn't

Wait til the gun goes off and it blows a hole through her makeup...then she'll think twice

There are a lot of purses that cost a lot more more than that pistol.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Yikes. All together just a bad idea.

 

[bradmedic04]

That hair is a bigger crime than the purse.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

That hair is a bigger crime than the purse.

At first glance I swore it was Lena Headey from Terminator.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Just an awful idea. I don't like off body carry because of the control/access issue and the ND risk without a holster is just icing on the cake.

FWIW, I took advanced fighting pistol with a slender lady who was carrying a glock 19 concealed aiwb. It didn't print that I noticed and she was wearing jeans that fit closely.

If she's going to carry in a bag, she could at least clip one of these onto the gun: Original VanGuard Holster - Raven Concealment Systems

 

[bradmedic04]

At first glance I swore it was Lena Headey from Terminator.

Dead on. Maybe the hair is supposed to distract any would-be aggressors so they forget what they were gonna do.

 

[TaunTaun]

The wife purse carries....but she got herself a purse specifically FOR that purpose. Sidearm is in it's own compartment. You can't get to it from any other pocket. Trigger and guard is well covered. You CAN get your finger onto the trigger if you had to, but you purposefully have to work at it to do it. Material is a good quality leather that wont cut or tear easily, and if she had to, she could at least get off one shot completely concealed if she needed to. It'd destroy the purse, and probably jam up on the case ejection, but it'd work.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Steve Malloy just called the office. He said not carrying in a holster attached to the belt is a bad idea.

 

[HoughMade]

I hate to play lawyer, but "without a built-in holster or separate compartment" is not the same as "without a holster", especially when this is the very next line:

• The compact frame and overall length of the 3.8 fits easily in all of my day to day purses even when carried in a holster.

Of course the less than clear writing doesn't helps and, yes, clearly a thinly veiled advertisement. I'm sure if you Google around, you'll see Kippi sporting a "Team Springfield Armory" shirt somewhere and shooting a XD in competition.

 

[Drail]

You mean a loaded gun isn't just like a cell phone?