Friend of TTAG Paul Markel, who’s well known for his Student of the Gun platform, relays the story of a friend who was running late, trying to get his kid to school. The friend dashed out of the house trying to get his progeny to the local knowledge dissemination facility…when he ran into a potentially deadly situation. Fortunately, it ended without incident.
We’ve all done it. We hop in the car to run a quick errand, leaving home base without our usual complement of EDC gear. When you realize it, you feel naked and it’s usually fine…until it’s not.
Markel preaches the gospel of always having the fundamental four with you; lethal, sharp, bright, and medical. A gun, a knife, a light, and a basic med kit. Good advice, that. Lots of us keep at least two or three of those items in our vehicles at all times (just remember…your car is not a gun safe).
If that’s not easy or practical for your situation, Markel suggests putting together what amounts to a mini “go bag,” something he’s calling the Running Late Bag that you can grab and go with any time you leave the house on the hop. Seems like a good way to make sure you’re never caught out without the basic gear everyone should have with them on their appointed rounds.
What gun/gear do you pack every day and how do you carry it?
