for me, spending the rest of my life paralyzed is a pretty compelling argument in and of itself.
Or at the least, a herniated or ruptured disc followed by a couple of back surgeries and then chronic back pain and maybe a funny walk the rest of your life.
For years a lot of us EMS folks used to carry a 5 or 6 cell maglight flashlight in just that position. Slid in under our belts at the small of our backs.
One night on the job, I slipped on some oil or something, lost my balance and fell over backwards up against something and immediately had a numbing and shooting pain run down my leg clear to my toes. My leg and butt cheek was numb for about 15 minutes. That was before MRI's but they did do a CT scan and a myelogram. I was lucky I didn't cause any permanent damage.
If you've never experienced a myelogram, good! It's not a pleasant experience.
I wised up real quick after that.
Also for all the reasons
QKShooter states has me convinced it's not a mode of carry for me to utilize. It does look cool when people draw from them in the movies. Not great muzzle discipline though.
Have you tried moving it over your kidney area instead of your spine? Fleshy muscle area is much safer than directly over the spine, and peeing blood for a week or so with a bruised kidney is much more desirable than a wheelchair or cane for life.
YMMV
