Stover954rr
Member
Hey Guys,
I was just wondering for those of you who carry chambered (I am assuming most of us), do you carry on safe, or off? If off what precautions do you take, or does your particular holster offer that makes you feel safe doing so?
Okay that is a paraphrased question from a female co-worker who has a pistol permit but doesn't carry. And who "informed" me that you can't carry with one in the chamber (which is false).
Any how, I informed her that it was legal (which she still disputed until I showed her NYS pistol laws, laws that she should have read when getting her permit), and that it wouldn't make sense to carry unchambered unless one was proficient in the israeli draw, and even then it is adding an unnecessary step in a potentially life threatening situation.
When asked what my procautions for safety was, I simply replied: "You never take your gun out of the holster unless you are disarming it/yourself, or are using it." That way it doesn't go off unless you intend for it.
I was just curious what everyone elses philosophies are, and what their answers might have been (see original questions at top).
~Stover
I was just wondering for those of you who carry chambered (I am assuming most of us), do you carry on safe, or off? If off what precautions do you take, or does your particular holster offer that makes you feel safe doing so?
Okay that is a paraphrased question from a female co-worker who has a pistol permit but doesn't carry. And who "informed" me that you can't carry with one in the chamber (which is false).
Any how, I informed her that it was legal (which she still disputed until I showed her NYS pistol laws, laws that she should have read when getting her permit), and that it wouldn't make sense to carry unchambered unless one was proficient in the israeli draw, and even then it is adding an unnecessary step in a potentially life threatening situation.
When asked what my procautions for safety was, I simply replied: "You never take your gun out of the holster unless you are disarming it/yourself, or are using it." That way it doesn't go off unless you intend for it.
I was just curious what everyone elses philosophies are, and what their answers might have been (see original questions at top).
~Stover