But if you put in the time it can be just as fast as other conditions.
Sorry, but that's pure nonsense. More steps and actions to perform between the time the gun clears leather and gets on target means it will take longer to get the gun to the same condition--there's just no way around it. I'm not saying you can't be very fast. You may even be faster than others who carry with a loaded chamber and who don't train as much or aren't as skilled as you are, but you would be faster still if you didn't have to perform those extra steps to get your gun into action.
If you want to carry chamber empty, that's fine--everybody gets to make their own choices. But don't try to fool yourself or others into thinking that you're not giving anything up.
Here's an example of a situation where a person's defense was badly compromised by empty-chamber carry.
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A person drawing a chamber-loaded pistol can shoot one-handed as soon as the gun clears the holster, a technique which is extremely fast and is valuable when the attacker is very close. That option isn't even available to someone carrying an empty chamber.
Another thing to consider is that chambering an autopistol is not a 100% foolproof operation. During the ISHOT1000 matches, it was found that competitors chambering the first round from the magazine were significantly less reliable in performing that operation than the gun was in cycling normally. That was in a relatively low-stress situation. Not timed, no injuries, no one attacking. A lot of practice can make that operation very reliable, but nothing is going to make it as reliable as having a round already chambered.
Again, I'm not trying to get you to change your practices, but you really shouldn't try to convince others that it's just as fast and reliable as carrying chamber loaded. There are only two solidly defensible reasons to carry chamber empty for self-defense.
1. It is mandated/there is no other choice.
2. There is no availability of sidearms that can be safely carried chamber loaded.