On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 13:58:14 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Heh. I had one of those. Gave it to my wife. She carries her
cellphone and other junk in it. The idea of the pocket holster is
three fold. One, it keeps the gun and barrel clean of crap you might
have in the bottom of your pocket and two, it holds it in a position
that is easy to withdraw and three, prevents catching things like the
trigger on your pants. The one I had for the Bodyguard was this one:

http://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/Primary/361/361065.jpg

Inexpensive and worked well.

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There's a 4th reason: It keeps the outline of the gun from showing
through. That can get you arrested in some states even with a CCW.