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Originally Posted by Smoke
This argument has been around and around and around and around and around the internet. I've come to the conclusion that it's your gun and your life, you decide and you live with the consequences
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I agree... This subject is like beating a dead horse issue brought up all the time when a newcomer posts the question and UNFORTUNATELY ALWAYS turns into "
how you should be carrying" instead of simply answering the question of "
how do you carry, personally?" without adding any comment...
A semi-automatic handgun without a round in the chamber is NOT an "empty" gun... It still holds 8/10/15 or 17 rounds depending on your state laws and caliber and could fire within a matter of split second.
A gun with a round in the chamber does increase your chances under certain conditions and also adds some risks under certain conditions.
There has been
many lives saved because there was a round in the chamber statement
is as true as there has been
many lives lost because there was a round in the chamber!
Carrying a gun on you is a BIG responsibility!
How to act with it begins when you decide to carry, not only when you're in a life threatening situation.
So, like some people indicated
carry always and carry safely... That means whatever you have to do and be "
SAFE".
Thank you for joining us with your decision to carry!