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Carrying your weapon without a round in the chamber can very dangerous. During the high stress levels of a fight, you have to remember to rack the slide before you can defend yourself. You may not have the time to do that extra step - or worse - forget and all you get is a "CLICK".

Overcome your fear by practicing good safety skills. As one of my instructors says, "Keep your booger hook of the bang switch". You can begin with an unloaded pistol, if you wish. Practice drawing the pistol smoothly, keeping your trigger finger on the slide, so it is not near the trigger. Once this becomes natural, repeat with the pistol loaded - including one in the chamber. You should also be able to pick up a fully loaded pistol from a table top, with one hand, and not pull the trigger.