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Lima,
I don't carry any weapons on my weak side, and here's why. As a woman with children, I am rarely in public without them. I often must carry one or more of them OR the paraphanelia that accompanies small children. Have you tried to carry a 30 lb toddler astride your KaBar? How about over your EDC? Now, lets talk about how to draw while carrying one kid and holding another's hand.
Situational awareness is of utmost importance. Knowing the neighborhood is also extremely important. Simple reality often dictates that a woman defending her children usually cannot carry two guns, two extra magazines, three knives, a flashlight, as well as the diaper bag and the kids. I realize that somewhere someone's wife has not only done this, but raised 6 kids doing it (and to that as-yet-unidentified woman I offer my deepest admiration), but I estimate that very few gun-toting mothers have the time nor energy to worry about/carry weak side weaponry.
Best wishes.
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