Originally Posted by Moonduck

(As an aside, if you carry, a bit of HtH training is a must. NOTHING will save your life faster in a serious tussle more assuredly than even some minimal retention techniques. It may not seem easy for you to disarm someone else, but it doesn't seem so hard for them to disarm you, if you know what I mean. A bit of retention training is hugely assistive should you get into a close-range confrontation. Let's face it, your gun is worse than useless if it is in the bad guy's hands.)