I don't carry a purse (except when my wife hands me hers while she runs off to do something, then I do carry it, all embarrassed and such). But I doubt thieves target you because of what they think you have in your purse. They probably target you because they think it will be easy to get your purse from you, and then get away unmolested. If there's something good in your purse after they've run to their safe space, fine. If not, well, on to the next victim.
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Originally Posted by BookCat
With bags that strap around the body, it's fairly easy for a snatch-thief to cut the strap. They can be really quick.
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If I were a purse carrying type of guy, I would get a gun purse. Even if you don't carry a firearm, these purses have good features. For one, the straps are usually reinforced with a steel cable down the middle. Not easy to cut for the slash-and-grabbers. And the clips that attach the strap to the bag are heavy duty so they don't give way even under a strong pull.
But you do have to have a plan with such a purse. The steel cable in the strap could end up getting you tangled and physically attached to your attacker. If you indeed keep a firearm in your gun purse, then that is a great way to unattach said attached attacker (if you are practiced and confident). But even without that, with a reinforced strap you could wrap that a couple of times around your chair leg or table leg and a thief wouldn't be able to quickly cut the purse loose and run with it. They'd make quite a scene turning over tables and chairs to get the strap loose.