Ok, have to hear the story. How do you know retention is so important?
*Sigh* Ok, so I was going from physical therapy to a doctor's appt and didn't have time to change. When I got done with PT, I ducked into the restroom and put the belly band on, with my Walther PPS. Concealed very well with gym shorts and a t-shirt.
So, I get to the doctor's office and we get to the hop up on the table, so he can listen to my heart & lungs. Now, 90% of my doctors just listen through my shirt. This one, however, pulls my shirt up. I knew he did that, but the thought never crossed my mind until I realized he had hold of the bottom of the back of my t-shirt, at which point my hand flew back towards my gun...but I wasn't quick enough.
He
yanks my shirt up; it catches the butt of the PPS, stripping it from the bellyband and depositing in the floor of the exam room. The doctor freaks out, stammering "I didn't know you had a
gun there" and how he hoped it was safe. I calmly reassured him and picked it up. Stuck it under my thigh until he was done and left the room.
I can confirm that the drop safety on the Walther PPS works.
Normally, when I'm going to the doctor, I either pocket carry, ankle carry, or leave it in the car. Depends on what I'm carrying and how I'm dressed. That was the one and only time it was an issue. Lesson learned!
Of course, now I go to the VA for everything, where I am not, technically, even supposed to have it in the car...