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I dry fire all the time, but I've started doing something I saw a Gander Mountain clerk do.

He seemed a little bit like one of those 'operator' types at first, but I decided he probably had a pretty good head on his shoulders. Here's a drill I shamelessly stole from him.

Retract and lock the slide back, observing the four big rules. Hold the gun close to my chest with the muzzle pointing in a safe direction down and to my left. Elevate the muzzle enough, following the four big rules, to allow viewing straight through the magazine well. Rock the muzzle back down, insert four big rules here, and sight into the chamber. Pause at each step, long enough to mutter to yourself, "no magazine," "no round in the chamber."

When I do that, I feel pretty safe as long as I consider it loaded and observe the other three big rules, too.

Pesky rules, there's never a free pass.

Prayers to the family of the deceased, and to the officer who will now live with a nightmare.