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A headache caused by hitting one's self in the head with a hammer is not cured by switching to a pipewrench.
I was under the impression that all guns were to be treated as if they were loaded at all times. Removing a carried firearm from a holster under any circumstances other than to shoot it, store it, or clean it is problematic. The excuse "Well, it wasn't loaded" is the same (pardon my French) DUMBASS excuse I've heard 1000 times from folks who are just plain inexperienced around firearms. Hearing it here leads to the very relevant question: "Are you truely incompetent, or just acting like it?"
To suggest a remedy for "loaded chamber syndrome" (or "bangaphobia" as I like to call it) by slapping someone and drawing a firearm from its holster (with or without snapcaps) is STILL removing a carried firearm from its holster in a manner inconsistent with SAFETY. As I know you LMTD, I'm surprised at this coming from you. You've always
seemed like a knowlegeable and responsible carrier.
This post simply confirmed my previous theory: Those who learn to carry with a chambered round tend to become
hypersensitive to the handling of firearms. Whereas, those who choose to carry without a round chambered tend to become
complacent becuase they get in the
habit of "Well, it's not loaded."
What kind of person would you rather stand next to:
1) A person who carries a firearm ready to fire, therefore TREATS EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT WERE READY TO FIRE (because they are).
or
2) Someone who is constantly drawing and replacing their firearm with....without....in.......out...in....with the magazine....without the magazine....in...the holster......
...because they've learned: "Well, it isn't loaded."
You LEARN what you PRACTICE. I've LEARNED to treat every gun as if it were loaded, and I am hypersensitive to others doing so because I know that every gun I touch has ONE IN THE PIPE. I'm used to it. I've familiarized myself with the
habit of carrying in this manner, therefore, I ALWAYS, without fail, treat every gun I touch as if it has one chambered. Because it does. It will go "BANG" without fail.
Well, if you LEARN what you PRACTICE, what do you learn if you carry without one in the chamber? You learn that the firearm in your holster, your hand, or setting on the table isn't
really dangerous because you know that it really won't go "BANG" when you pull the trigger. You have learned an ingrained habit, therefore, for all the "treat every gun as if it is loaded" that you hear, it really doesn't register in the same manner, because deep inside, you have learned that....it really
isn't loaded. Therefore, how can you be expected to deeply understand the implications (real or imagined) of nonchalantly removing and replacing your firearm in and out of its holster?