Remember that pilot who's pistol discharged...

[Cobrabill]

Originally Posted by AMF

1)I carry (concealed) a lot. I never carry with a round in the chamber. The tactical disadvantages are minor and the safety advantages are substantial.

2)There's a cocept called graduated posture (and graduated response). That's where you might keep a shotgun in your bedroom, but if you keep the bedroom door shut and locked while you sleep, there's really no need to keep the gun ready to go at a moment's notice. The time it takes to pump a round (or chamber with an auto) is so small that given the likelihood that you're going to have the additional split second required to do so....it only makes sense.

3)The same is true or those who carry concealed for self defense. It takes an extra split second to rack a round (when carrying an auto) and given that you're not carrying on your hip or at the ready, it's going to take you a relatively extended amount of time to draw your firearm.


4)I would think that if you carried an auto (as a pilot) that it wouldn't be a huge reduction in readiness to NOT chamber a round. (it's not a large reduction in capacity for most calibers either). This all but eliminates the trigger lock issue presented.



Furthermore, if someone forced me to keep my pistol in a holster with a trigger guard, I don't know that I would keep a round in the chamber, regardless of revolver/auto. That's just common sense. (or a good understanding firearms).

1)I've carried concealed for the past 25 + years.Always a Colt .45 or a variant cocked & locked.No issues-no AD's.

2)No, it doesn't make sense.The idea of requiring 2 hands to be ready for "business"instead of one is reckless at best.
3)Again,i carry concealed on my hip always with a round in the tube.My boot gun(.380)again.always one in the tube.
In the event the use of a firearm is necessary,EVERY split second can be the difference between life & death.To say that it's NOT a huge reduction in readiness is simple lunacy.
Furthermore,i hope you meant "trigger lock" Vs trigger guard as 9 out of 10 holsters have trigger guards.