Anyhow, I too have been close to making that mistake which terrified me enough to really be extra careful, and my mother n law is a great example - when she showed everyone her new Walther PPKs by waving it around at everyone (not thinking about it) to which i grabbed it out of her hand, and unloaded the magazine and ejected the round that was IN THE CHAMBER. She too became terrified, and she didn't even remember loading it.
