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Try a waistpack under your chef's coat
Wrothgar, this is something with which I have a little bit of experience. One aspect of working in a kitchen is that space is often cramped and fellow workers will be squeezing past you ("Behind you!") and sometimes touching your beltline in back or on the side, so a gun carried there is too easily accidently discovered, even if it's covered by your chef's coat.
However, you could carry in a waistpack (fannypack) worn directly in front, just under your waist or even covering your groin, and nobody would be touching you there. Your chef's coat (and apron, if you wear one) would probably cover it and, unless you are a real skinny guy (which is not likely in your profession!), even a slight overhang of your belly will keep the bulge of the waistpack invisible.
There are a number of these made specifically for covert carry; Marom Dolphin (supplier to the IDF) makes some good ones you can see here: http://www.zahal.org/products/small-fanny-pack-concealed-gun-holster?path_parent=153439
You won't get the quickest draw, but you'll have the advantage of the gun never actually having to be exposed, even when you change clothes.
This has worked for me in several situations, like being a short-order cook in an all-night hash-house (where we did have a sign that said Complaints to the cook may be hazardous to your health!). Coincidentally, a J-frame (3" Model 36) was what I carried then (and at other times).
All-in-all, this is not so different from a belly-band, for many of the same reasons.
oneounceload:
Despite the long odds against ever needing it, I admire the OP's wanting to be prepared for anything and to not be helpless. The long odds against the likelihood of needing a gun will be small comfort when (God forbid!) an armed robber is trying to march the crew back into the walk-in cooler at gunpoint.
As to his not saving anyone but himself, that would be his call, wouldn't it?
Wrothgar, this is something with which I have a little bit of experience. One aspect of working in a kitchen is that space is often cramped and fellow workers will be squeezing past you ("Behind you!") and sometimes touching your beltline in back or on the side, so a gun carried there is too easily accidently discovered, even if it's covered by your chef's coat.
However, you could carry in a waistpack (fannypack) worn directly in front, just under your waist or even covering your groin, and nobody would be touching you there. Your chef's coat (and apron, if you wear one) would probably cover it and, unless you are a real skinny guy (which is not likely in your profession!), even a slight overhang of your belly will keep the bulge of the waistpack invisible.
There are a number of these made specifically for covert carry; Marom Dolphin (supplier to the IDF) makes some good ones you can see here: http://www.zahal.org/products/small-fanny-pack-concealed-gun-holster?path_parent=153439
You won't get the quickest draw, but you'll have the advantage of the gun never actually having to be exposed, even when you change clothes.
This has worked for me in several situations, like being a short-order cook in an all-night hash-house (where we did have a sign that said Complaints to the cook may be hazardous to your health!). Coincidentally, a J-frame (3" Model 36) was what I carried then (and at other times).
All-in-all, this is not so different from a belly-band, for many of the same reasons.
oneounceload:
Despite the long odds against ever needing it, I admire the OP's wanting to be prepared for anything and to not be helpless. The long odds against the likelihood of needing a gun will be small comfort when (God forbid!) an armed robber is trying to march the crew back into the walk-in cooler at gunpoint.
As to his not saving anyone but himself, that would be his call, wouldn't it?
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. How many of the people in the San Ysidro McDonalds were able to do that? I'll tell you how many weren't. 40. 40 people weren't able to "seek cover or run out the back door" while some animal gunned them down . And none were able to fight back because it was California. You're entitled to your opinion but in this case your sheeple mentality sucks. Sure, escape if you can but to rely on it as your only defense is a pretty poor plan.