| From: | Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
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| Subject: | Re: Searches |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Jun 1995 23:56:05 GMT |
> > pat-down will uncover even a light pistol in real life.
> Yep, concealability ratings are only for observation purposes.
> A frisking will always reveal concealed weapons, unless they are so small or
> so unweaponlike that you would recongnise them even if they looked you in the
> face.
Depends... A lot of traditional pat-downs are "armpit to knee" searches. I
was checked for weapons by the US Army once and they missed a 5-inch lock-
knife in my pocket. Good places to holster weapons are inside the ankle,
small of the back, crotch rig... All available in the Uncle Mike's and
Bianchi catalogues. A Glock 23 is a dinky little weapon: but it fires
twelve rounds of .40S&W very accurately. (My Glock 21 is a brute and not
easy to hide at all, and as for something like a Desert Eagle...)
It depends on how thorough the searchers are, what happens if they find
a weapon (paperwork? a fight? rewards and bonuses?) and many other
factors. One friend had a .45 automatic and four spare clips missed simply
because he was symetrical (gun on one hip, magazines on the other: he
just seemed portly to a fast pat-down).
--
When you have shot and killed a man, you have defined your attitude towards
him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better
or for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him.
Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
