Abstract: A semi-front opening holster comprising a body of leather or leatherlike material formed to define a handgun carrying pouch;means secured to the body for securing the holster to a belt;the body defining a top opening for the insertion of a handgun into the holster from the top;the body at the upper rear thereof defining a pouch region for at least partially enclosing the trigger guard of a handgun when positioned within the holster;the pouch region including means extending above and over the trigger guard of the handgun whereby a handgun within the holster may not be withdrawn directly upward;the handgun body defining an extension of the top opening along the front edge thereof;whereby a handgun contained within the holster may be removed by tilting forward to clear the trigger guard from the pouch region and thereafter removing the handgun entirely from the holster by an upward or upward-forward movement.