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The infamous bra holster, though, is the stuff of waggish
press dreams. Over the years, the media has offered gleeful
accounts of undergarments as crime clues and even murder
weapons, like the "best clue in Ohio drug bust concealed in
woman´s bra" story that the Associated Press covered last
year.
While Miss Quigley seriously advocates responsible gun
ownership, the jokes are beginning to multiply.
"A new bra made for holdups, not push-ups," noted an
April 10 account on "Court TV," which added that the bra
could "boost the confidence and more of wearers."
One online humor site features a fictitious "Personal
Security Bra," woven of bullet-resistant Kevlar fiber with
"integrated holsters for mace, knife and .22 pistol."
Miss Quigley, who has written two books on gun safety
and self-defense for women, is philosophical about it and
continues to offer the SuperBra as practical equipment rather
than boudoir flimsy, right along with a product line that
includes foaming pepper spray, gun-storage vaults and door
locks.
Female gun owners don´t have all that many options,
either.
"We´ve been told by many women that finding a
comfortable holster is very similar to the search for a
comfortable bra," a notice for equipment supplier Concealed
Carrier explains.
Still, the company only offers pants, waist, thigh and belt
holsters for women, asking the prospective customer: "Will it
be a basic holster to protect your gun, a holster for the gun
range or strictly a concealment holster?"