EDC - AC Duty Belt Edition

There's a lot goin' on wrong in the video below. It is my understanding that it happened in Russia, or some other country over that-a-way. The dog had gone berserk and attacked several people before the video even started. This is what happens when people who don't know what they're doing step over into my world....



Cluster-F, yes?  I was particularly chagrined by the Officer missing the stationary dog from 1 foot away with his first shot.

My point in posting this isn't to amaze you with poor shooting skills, however. I wanted to point your attention to the first few minutes of the video where the man gets taken down by the dog. That's a baaaaaaaaddd situation to find yourself in. I've never been taken to the ground like that, but I have had a 100+ lb dog latch on to my hand in the past.

In  most instances I can easily keep 99% of dogs "off me" with a restraint pole. So what about last ditch, up-close and dirty defense? I always carry a fixed blade knife on my belt at work. I've had police comment on it before when they see it - but it's fits the legal parameters for what I can carry. I've had co-workers comment on it before - but I'm less concerned with their opinion than I am going home alive at the end of the day.

I don't think I've ever posted a picture of my duty belt set up before. So, here 'tis:

From left to right: Badge, flashlight, comms/utility pouch (two cell phones, lock-pick set, misc stuff), gerber suspension multitool, long heavy nylon leash in a flashbang pouch, radio, knife (CRKT Dragon). That's my ASP at the bottom. I had an ASP holster blow-out recently so I'm rockin' the "Ghetto Carry" in my back pocket for the moment.

I love the CRKT knife. The Dragon has a wharncliffe shaped blade that is extremely pointy with a long, wickedly sharp edge. Not perfect for many tactical situations but almost ideal for my backup, last ditch, dog gnawing its way through my extremities scenario.