well, Fall has finally arrived (at least things have cooled off quite a bit here in Texas) and I am now able to wear my shoulder holster again. It sure is a lot easier to keep concealed as you don't have to constantly worry about your coat blowing open or someone seeing a buldge on your hip when you bend over or sit wrong as you do with a hip holster. HOWEVER, the only downside of this is that, as a petroleum landman, I go into county courthouses a lot to do title work which means I can't wear my gun. A shoulder holster is fairly easy to snapp off the straps and lower it down the back of your coat and store it in the car, however it is extremely difficult to get it back on once you leave the courthouse. To do this, I have to crawl in the back of my car, take out the shoulder hoster, snap everything back into place, take off my coat, put on the shoulder holster with arms up and holster and all exposed (hoping nobody walks by close enough to the car to see what I am putting on The back windows are tinted but the front is not and even with the tint you can see a little if you walk right past the window), take my belt 3/4ths of the way off, hurry and put my windbreaker or sportcoat back on, put the belt through the holster loops, climb back into the front seat, and leave.
Often, I can just take the gun out of the holster and walk into the courthouse with the shoulder holster still on under my coat (no law against wearing an empty holster or even carrying around ammo except in an airport). However, when I go to the more urban "sophisticated" courthouses with metal detectors and guards the shoulder holster would still be legal but I'd just rather not have to explain myself to the deputies and have everyone around see that that guy normally wears a gun (and probably has one for someone to steal down in his car ). Even without the metal detectors, I sometimes want to takeoff my coat and can't because of the problem stated above.
Any thoughts on how to make this easier?
Often, I can just take the gun out of the holster and walk into the courthouse with the shoulder holster still on under my coat (no law against wearing an empty holster or even carrying around ammo except in an airport). However, when I go to the more urban "sophisticated" courthouses with metal detectors and guards the shoulder holster would still be legal but I'd just rather not have to explain myself to the deputies and have everyone around see that that guy normally wears a gun (and probably has one for someone to steal down in his car ). Even without the metal detectors, I sometimes want to takeoff my coat and can't because of the problem stated above.
Any thoughts on how to make this easier?