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Message: <blockquote data-quote="beardking" data-source="post: 3267895" data-attributes="member: 31421">So, because these people don't have the income or knowledge (or both) to purchase a more expensive and (on here at least) more socially acceptable firearm and a means to carry, it's fine that they be denied the same right to protection that someone that can afford to go out and buy a $3-4K custom 1911 and carry it in a custom made, shark skin holster on a custom made elephant hide belt is allowed to excercise?  It's amazing the amount of elitism that runs rampant among gun owners sometimes.  My mom, now in her 70's and on a fixed income, deserves the exact same right to self protection as any one of the other people on this or any other gun forum.  And ya know what, sometimes concealed carry just plain isn't the most effective means of carry.  How many on this forum alone are getting up in their years and are currently or could soon be disabled in some manner simply by the virtues of getting older.  Are you no longer eligible to carry simply because if you had to be able to access your firearm in a self defense instance, you wouldn't be able to because if you used one hand to swipe your cover garment out of the way in order to allow your other hand access to your firearm, you'd then go tumbling because you'd lose your grip on your cane?  The only real other option (other than open carry) for my mom would be to carry in her purse, and we all know that off body carry really isn't the best option.  Especially when you are, by virtue of your advanced age, a likely target of a purse snatcher.Is a Hi Point in an Uncle Mike's holster the best means of open carry? Not a chance.  But isn't it also better to have SOMETHING (even if it's less than preferred) rather than nothing?</blockquote>

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