OP,
Excellent post. Too bad the message is getting squeezed out by the noise on this one.
I rarely “carry” but pretty much live in or near my work truck and there’s always a Kimber 1911 with two loaded mags and a 25rd box of ammo in the console. I’ve had to pull it out a total of one time in a bad section of a rough little town. Slid one in the chamber and had it on my lap for a couple minutes and the issue resolved itself thankfully. Guessing when I parked at this job I’d interrupted a drug deal.
I was extremely glad I didn’t have anything less.