The main reason is if I need a “tool” right then and right now bending over pulling up my pants undoing a retention strap and finally pulling the “tool” will simply take too long. Think of the tueller drill or the 21 foot drill. This drill says that an attacker can cover 21 feet in roughly 1.5 seconds. I have practiced this drill from concealment at 3:00 iwb strongside and it was very difficult to draw and “click” before my partner got me with their hand. This also brings up the carrying loaded vs non loaded but that’s a whole other can of worms. If I can barely get to my “tool” in that amount of time knowing something was coming. How can I reasonably get to it on my ankle when I am surprised. I so realize ankle carry can be a decent idea if it’s a back up firearm and for that I say okay. The other reason I don it like it is if you wear flip flops or sandals then dirt has more of a chance of constantly coming up and covering the “tool” a little more easily. And thirdly, I just don’t like the idea.
I also realize that ankle carry may be the only possible way for somebody to carry be it from health reasons or others. That’s fine. I would rather them carry that way than not at all.
Yes I understand the use of the word tool is odd but....
Freedom of speech.
