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I t is a pleasure to acknowledge the contributions of those who made this book possible. Gail Pepin, who took most of the photographs and was indispensable to the editing process on my end. Steve Denney, whose proofreading advice was invaluable, and who was kind enough to write the foreword. Herman Gunter, III who also helped me proofread. Harry Kane, the superb editor at Combat Handguns and Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement, who gave me permission to blend into this book some things I had previously written for some of the Harris Publications titles he puts together so tirelessly. Thanks! I never wouldve made deadline without you!
I may have designed a couple of holsters and come up with a couple of techniques, but this book really comes to you from the countless number of people who have taught me and allowed me to pick their brains over the last nearly fifty years. They are holster designers and gun designers, gunfight survivors and survivors of horrors they were unarmed and helpless to prevent. They range from world handgun champions to novice handgun students, all of whom taught me lessons about how to help people prepare themselves and become ready to quell lethal violence at a moments notice.
I was merely the conduit of their knowledge, the collecting agent who passed their collective learning experiences on to you, the reader of this book.
It is to all of them that this book is gratefully and respectfully dedicated.
Massad Ayoob, December 2007
It has been four years since the first edition of the Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry. Things change. More states have gotten on board with shall-issue concealed carry laws. More people in those states and the states that already have such good laws are taking advantage of the opportunity to better protect themselves and their loved ones. Concealed carry is, no pun intended, a booming business.
The industry has responded accordingly. There are new concealment holsters, some of them downright ingenious. There is also a push for laws which better protect the concealed carrier. Florida recently passed one which protected the concealed carrier if their weapon inadvertently became visible. Several states have passed Stand Your Ground laws, which rescind any requirement to retreat before using defensive force if attacked in any place where you have a right to be. As we shall see, these have been widely misunderstood, even by some on the gun owners side of the debate.
Self-defense issues are a very mature and well-established body of law, and the carrying of guns is something that has been practically worked out by professionals for a very long time. This is why most of the book you now hold in your hands is as it was when it first came out in 2008: it is, for the most part, every bit as relevant as it was then. That said, both the law and the human condition are dynamic things which change, and thats why 18,000 words have been added to this updated edition.
And, of course, change will continue to take place, and it will always be up to all of us individually to keep up with those changes as they affect us and those we are responsible for protecting.
Spent casings are inches apart from ex-SWAT cop Steve Denneys new SIG P250 9mm as he tests it with a fast double tap.
I ve been carrying concealed firearms since 1968, which was my first year as a sworn law enforcement officer. I was finishing the last year of my Criminology Degree at Florida State University and joined the Tallahassee Police Department as a Reserve Officer. Since then, Ive learned a few lessons about concealed carry by trial and error, but my knowledge about firearms has been improved immensely by reading what the experts were saying. In the early 1970s, besides reading articles by people with names like Cooper, Gaylord, Askins, Skelton, etc., I started reading articles from a guy by the name of Massad Ayoob. I began to wonder, who was this Ayoob guy and, more importantly, why did what he wrote actually make sense, based on my own experience? My relationship with Mas writing was strictly one-sided (he wrote and I read) from then until 1999, when I finally had the chance to take my first LFI course. Since then we have become good friends and I have become an instructor with him for his Lethal Force Institute. That has given me a precious opportunity to see how he acquires and uses the knowledge that he shares with others in his training classes, his writing and his case work as an expert witness. So when he said he was writing a book about concealed carry, I thought: This has got to be good!
Well, it is. I have been poring over the manuscript for the past week and I am happy to report that Mas has put together a winner. And a timely winner, at that. Concealed carry has been a hot topic in the world of gun ownership for the past two decades or so. More and more opportunities for decent, law abiding citizens to protect themselves by legally carrying concealed firearms have emerged as State after State has adopted more realistic concealed carry laws. Even so, only about two percent of the people eligible for a concealed carry permit actually apply for one. That is starting to change, however. Of course, September 11, 2001 started folks thinking more seriously about the subject. And most recently, the mass murder of students at Virginia Tech, the shootings in malls in Omaha and Salt Lake City and the armed attacks on religious centers in Arvada and Colorado Springs are causing people to reassess their vulnerability as they go about their daily lives. As more and more people come to the conclusion that they need to take realistic precautions against violent attack, the need for sensible concealed carry advice will continue to expand.
One of the things that has always impressed me about the way Mas works is that he is not just a teacher and not just a writer. He is a true student of firearms, their history and their use. This book reflects his serious research of the subject, as well as his ability to communicate with his audience. The references to many of the legendary names in the firearms world and many of the real-world case studies are not just academic. Mas has known most of the greats. And anyone who knows Mas also knows that he is always asking questions, always analyzing other peoples views and always seeking more and more knowledge. Its not just the names either. I have been with him when he asked the ordinary man or woman what their impressions were on a particular gun or piece of gear. How do you like that Beretta, he asked a young highway patrolman we were sharing a gas pump with during a fuel stop on a trip across the Great Plains. Hows that holster workin for ya, to a Sheriffs Deputy we met at a convenience store. What do you think they should do to improve that is a common question we hear when he calls on us to help evaluate some gun or other gear that has been sent to him to T & E. Beyond the equipment, Mas gathers real-life information about the use of firearms for self defense. Certainly his case work as an expert has given him unique access to incidents from the streets. Some of them are high profile, some rather ordinary. Except to the people involved. Every case has its lessons. And, very often, his students have their stories. Stories that can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, or bring a tear to your eye. Like the female student who had been the victim of two violent sexual assaults. The first time her attacker succeeded in raping her. The second attacker did not. The difference? The second time she was armed and prepared to defend herself. Or the Roman Catholic priest, who grew up in a foreign country known for its civil strife. He has been shot five times and stabbed once, all in separate incidents. He now lives in the United States, carries every day, and when he quietly relates his story, he simply says: Never again.
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