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Originally Posted by PennGrizz
Does that mean the pistol has to be fired if you chamber a round??
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It's not necessary to fire a round after chambering it:
Drop the mag and then rack the slide to eject the chambered round, and the pistol is as unloaded as any pistol ever gets ("Always treat any gun as if it were loaded and ready to fire").
If you lock the slide open, the pistol is also 'decocked' (the striker is not pulled back.) Whenever the slide goes forward, the striker is cocked, regardless of if there is a round chambered or not, & remains that way until either the trigger is pulled or the slide is again racked back.