So, I came home yesterday, and expected to hear my house alarm go off. I heard nothing, meaning either two things had happened. First possiblity, is that someone was in my house. Another and more likely possibility is that my wife forgot to set it. Going with the first possibility, I took my 1911 out of my holster, and started to check if everything was ok.
I maybe took two steps, and I realized something. I AM MAKING ALOT OF NOISE. I had probably only fifty cents of change in my pocket, which was loud enough for anyone waiting for me.
Ended up being the wife, but just wanted to share this story with everyone. I have a thousand dollar handgun. I have practiced well. I even have really nice bullets in the gun. But these things would have meant nothing if my sound telegraphed my location to a bad guy. From now on, I empty my change out in my car.
I maybe took two steps, and I realized something. I AM MAKING ALOT OF NOISE. I had probably only fifty cents of change in my pocket, which was loud enough for anyone waiting for me.
Ended up being the wife, but just wanted to share this story with everyone. I have a thousand dollar handgun. I have practiced well. I even have really nice bullets in the gun. But these things would have meant nothing if my sound telegraphed my location to a bad guy. From now on, I empty my change out in my car.