It makes about as much sense as wearing a leather cat suit, I
suppose, the thought of which makes me feel sweaty and itchy.
How one could do something martial in that uncomfortable
get-up--nah, I take that back. A suit of armor would feel
worse, for one example.
We'll just have to conclude that
verisimilitude probably isn't the book's strong point.
Joy
Richard Moore asked:
> Well, Joy, I have read the entire chapter at this
point but let me
> ask you: why strap weapons to one's thighs if not
for concealment?
> It makes no sense to me. Do you think a pistol can
be drawn more
> quickly from the thigh than from the hip (or the
shoulder, for that
> matter)? If not for concealment, why the thigh? What
makes that
> superior to the shoulder or the hip? Especially when
one considers
> that the thigh automatically imposes a friction
problem not there
> when using the hip or shoulder option? Come on! As a
gun collector
> (and nut) I have numerous hip and shoulder holsters.
This makes no
> sense.
-- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 2/25/2005
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/kqIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/ Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rara-avis-l/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: rara-avis-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 27 Feb 2005 EST