SomeGuyInCali
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On the Springfield Armory XD's there's a pin that protrudes slightly from the back of the slide when it is cocked. There are many other makes and models of pistols that are the same.
If you release the firing pin prior to holstering your weapon there is no way that it can have a bullet in the chamber without re-cocking the gun. If the mag well is empty and thee pin is NOT showing then it's proves the gun is NOT loaded. There is no way to have a round in the chamber and not have the pin showing.
Now here's the question for discussion... Would this be enough for an officer to determine the guns unloaded status? One would hope to believe that an officer knows enough about firearms and is smart enough to determine this without even having to handle the firearm.
What do you think?
On the Springfield Armory XD's there's a pin that protrudes slightly from the back of the slide when it is cocked. There are many other makes and models of pistols that are the same.
If you release the firing pin prior to holstering your weapon there is no way that it can have a bullet in the chamber without re-cocking the gun. If the mag well is empty and thee pin is NOT showing then it's proves the gun is NOT loaded. There is no way to have a round in the chamber and not have the pin showing.
Now here's the question for discussion... Would this be enough for an officer to determine the guns unloaded status? One would hope to believe that an officer knows enough about firearms and is smart enough to determine this without even having to handle the firearm.
What do you think?