.There's always the mentality of one mind, any weapon. It is encouraged to shoot all types of guns and actions and get good on each of them.
.I have a friend who will not carry his Glock with one in the chamber. Not because he's afraid of discharge, but because he believes if you have to defend yourself and the gun is racked, they'll arrest you for murder. He believes racking the gun is the "warning" you issue to your attacker.
Have your friend ask a lawyer. In fact, call into Guy Relford's show with that question.I informed my friend of this info and his reply was "Well you tell your detective to turn in his badge and go be a normal citizen and try that kind of b.s. on someone". His words, not mine. I can't get through to him
.I informed my friend of this info and his reply was "Well you tell your detective to turn in his badge and go be a normal citizen and try that kind of b.s. on someone". His words, not mine. I can't get through to him
I had bought my first firearm (a S&W shield, no safety) a day before I applied for my lifetime LTCH. In the months before I recieved my liscence, I carried around the house in my Crossbreed Minituck with an empty chamber and magazine (spare loaded magazine in my back pocket just in case of a home invasion). Every day when I would go to bed, before I would make the gun hot for the nightstand, I would check and see if the striker had fallen. Not once. To be fair, I wasn't worried about a modern striker fired pistol from a reputable manufacturer discharging in a quality holster, but it was peace of mind.I currently have a glock 43 and a M&P Shield. I carry both in an Alien Gear Cloack Tuck 3.0. One thing that has always concerned me is carrying the glock with a round in the chamber without the external safety on the gun. I realize that I am the ultimate safety and without my finger on the trigger...... as well as the safety in the trigger of the glock. I practice and feel comfortable with my draw and finger placement, it is that I am around so many children in one instance where I have to carry and I worry about an accidental discharge.
There is something about having the safety on the Smith that makes me feel more comfortable but the dilemma is I shoot my glock way way better. If I ever need to protect myself or other I care about I have the ultimate confidence that I can place the shots needed with the glock 43.
Anyone else think about this stuff and if so, what helped you get past it?