do you carry handcuffs?

[dross]

Well...there IS that. Don't forget the fuzz

No fuzz. The metal is supposed to bite a little.

 

[public servant]

No pain...no gain.

 

[redpitbull44]

No.

 

[littletommy]

Hell no! All I'm concerned with is preventing harm to myself or my loved ones, once the threat is no longer a threat, I really don't care where the BG goes, as long as it's away from me (or me away from the BG, whichever the case may be).

 

[jbombelli]

No. I don't carry them. But I have handcuffs hanging from one of my drum sets. Along with a ball gag.

 

[USMC_0311]

No I don't take prisoners.

 

[IndySSD]

No. I don't carry them. But I have handcuffs hanging from one of my drum sets. Along with a ball gag.

Wth man,

I don't carry cuffs, but I always have duct tape, para cord and Zip Ties available......

 

[Hayseed_40]

Zip ties and duct tape.

I don't think the question was "How do you get a date home with you?"


To answer the OP: Absolutely not. Worry about getting you and your family safe. Then be a good witness.

 

[J K Porter]

No!
If you are in a situation where you need to pull a gun you better be ready and willing to use it.
It's a weapon not a bargaining chip.
If used properly handcuffs will not be needed.

 

[nate1865]

If you want to be a policeman with the legal protection that goes with it, become a policeman.

Running around with handcuffs sounds pseudo-vigilante, like you're looking to arrest people, versus being put in the position of having to stop something unexpected from happening and making a citizens arrest.

 

[grunt soldier]

also like mentioned you can be sued and honestly i believe charges can be filed against you for holding someone against there will like that. if you hold them at gun point until the police get there that is fine but once you put them in cuffs i believe you just committed a crime.

me personally i don't understand why you would even try. like mentioned above be a good witness. if you decide to try and stop a robbery not only will you possibly be shot but so could other innocent bystanders. the business has insurance for just this reason.

now if he is trying to take something from you or your family then by all means fight back.

 

[jbombelli]

Wth man,

I don't carry cuffs, but I always have duct tape, para cord and Zip Ties available......

What can I say? I handcuff my drums, ballgag them, and beat them with sticks. What's not to love?

 

[ljadayton]

carry? no

own? not anymore

 

[Clay]

 

[PatriotPride]

No fuzz. The metal is supposed to bite a little.

The ones I've had deployed on me in training hurt like a sonofagun after an hour. I'll stick with fuzz

 

[Relatively Ninja]

Nope, I don't carry handcuffs. But...

I was leaving my apartment to go on a date one night and my roommate told me to have fun. I turned to my roommate and said "That reminds me, do you have any handcuffs I can borrow? I only own two pairs..."

Shoulda seen the look on his face!

 

[Stschil]

Nope, but I still own two sets. An American Peerless and pair a got from a Polizei buddy of mine while stationed in Heilbronn, Germany. I used to use them when pulling LE duty here in CONUS because they take a different style key. I figured most BG's who would think to have a cuff key on them, wouldn't have the right one for those.

I doubt that I would ever even think to try to detain an BG now if something happened. If my sidearm was needed it would be used. If not, then it's the witness stand for me. I'm not the bullet proof idiot I thought I was in my younger days

 

[JoshuaW]

Your LTCH is not designed to give you vigilante or cop-like abilities. You defend yourself, that is it. You are not carrying a gun to make arrests, you are carrying to get home alive. If someone attacks you and you can get home without harming them, great. If you can get home without harming them, but they get away, bummer, BUT YOU ARE STILL ALIVE. Dont forget that last part.

 

[hpclayto]

Not unless your LEO. It's best to just be a good witness unless your forced to put the dirtbag down.

 

[bullet]

I wouldn't carry a set either. IMO it makes it look like you wanting something to happen.