I was referring to guns that are prone to fire when dropped, or broken in such a way that the sear can't properly hold back the hammer, or some other such thing.OldSchool wrote:Sigh.... I guess you're right. If I have any doubt at all about my firearm and/or my ability to use it safely, then I'd better just hang it up. It's a shame, really, but I guess it had to happen someday....Dave2 wrote:4. A lack of faith in the gun's ability to not fire without having the trigger pulled (but then I would argue that such guns are not suitable for defensive carrying)Excaliber wrote:To expand on that thought a bit, being uncomfortable about carrying a chambered round is a sure indication of one or more of the following:
1. Incomplete knowledge of exactly how the weapon operates
2. Lack of confidence in one's own ability to carry and operate it safely
3. A lack of understanding of the dynamics of deadly threat encounters
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- Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:18 pm
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- Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:18 pm
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Re: To chamber or not to chamber
4. A lack of faith in the gun's ability to not fire without having the trigger pulled (but then I would argue that such guns are not suitable for defensive carrying)Excaliber wrote:To expand on that thought a bit, being uncomfortable about carrying a chambered round is a sure indication of one or more of the following:
1. Incomplete knowledge of exactly how the weapon operates
2. Lack of confidence in one's own ability to carry and operate it safely
3. A lack of understanding of the dynamics of deadly threat encounters