{"id":53234,"date":"2016-02-13T14:49:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T19:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=53234"},"modified":"2016-02-13T14:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T10:54:02","slug":"everyday-carry-truck-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everyday-carry-truck-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Carry–Truck Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My Philosophy<\/h2>\n

At any given moment, I am roughly 3 minutes from my truck. 3 minutes might not seem like much, but that’s a lifetime during a gunfight! I’m not one to say “My handgun is there for fighting my way to my rifle”; if the fight happens with zero notice, you will be fighting with what you have on your belt. The gear in your truck comes into play for an entirely different reason. Most of the time, if we are even remotely self-aware, large-scale events develop over minutes or hours, versus seconds. We have to have a pre-emptive plan in place for responding to potential large-scale, non-personal events that will inevitably impact our lives, travel plans and get-home routes.<\/p>\n

The Reality<\/h2>\n

I want to talk about two events that caused me to develop a sense of urgency towards developing response plans like these. Both of these events were real, and drastically affected peoples’ ability to get home and escape very real threats.<\/p>\n

First: September 11th, 2001. Following the attacks, we saw all non-military air travel come to an abrupt halt, leaving thousands of people stranded with no alternative. While I wasn’t on that end of Manhattan, I was close enough–and fr from home. All of the rental cars in the area were almost immediately called-for. I was working as Director of Sales for a large company at the time, and resorted to renting U-Haul trucks to get my people home. Had social unrest escalated further, even keeping a personal vehicle in its owner’s possession could have become… problematic. This scenario makes it quite clear that normal transportation can be completely cut off with very little notice.<\/p>\n

The second event was the recent unrest in Ferguson, MO following the one year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown. A gathering of protesters blocked the freeway–entirely, for almost an hour. Thankfully, this did not erupt into a full scale riot, but it could have with just one spark. Imagine being one of the thousands of people stranded on the interstate in that scenario with no response plan. What would you do?<\/p>\n

What I carry–The Rifle:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Smith & Wesson AR15 Viking Tactics in .223. Targeting is handled by Magpul MBUS sights along with an Aimpoint\u00ae CompM4. I choose a Surefire X300 Ultra to let me see in the dark.<\/p>\n

Buy one on GunsAmerica:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=smith%20ar%2015<\/a><\/p>\n

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A good rifle and plenty of ammo, but keep them secured in a way that isn’t eye-candy.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What I carry–The Shotgun:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Remington 870 12 GA. This gun was special-made by Vang Comp Systems and Robar.<\/p>\n

Buy one on GunsAmerica:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=870<\/a><\/p>\n

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When it comes to shotguns, I prefer the classics. This is my 870.<\/p><\/div>\n

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