Yeah I normally have a round in the chamber, but for some reason I forgot that day....but hey if you don't believe me Oh well I won't lose any sleep.
Originally Posted by bolaman1975
So, you were unsure of the condition of your carry handgun. But you had the presence of mind to cycle the action to "put a round" in?
(if you normally have a round in the chamber, you typically will have not trained to chamber check much less do anything else which comes with Israeli style carry on your drawstroke)
So, you thought enough in the stress of an armed encounter to stealthily pull a chamber check such that you had to/should subsequently cycled in a round? You then closed ("put it in the pimps face") distance on a known armed subject.
(you either disregarded your typical muscle memory under duress or you are being obtuse about how you carry. You then, in leiu of seeking cover or concealment or taking the decision to employ force on an armed threat presumably inside of 7 yards, closed distance on the threat. Which school/methodology of armed defense are you certified to teach, again?)
You then committed a couple of felonies (the armed robbery and wire fraud with his ATM card coming to mind).
It's just a hooker board and everything, but you should try to do better than this. Really. People that have even a modicum of understanding about this kind of thing just go their chuckle for the day.
To the guys who pack, what do you do with your gun during the session? I would be more worried bringing it with me than leaving it in the trunk.
Originally Posted by bigguyt
Locked in the car. I don't walk into an appointment with anything but the donation, hobby phone, keys. Ever. By definition, I'm going to have to have the firearm off-body during the festivities and that's not a prudent risk in my mind. But I also am more selective than blumax about
where I'll hobby.
As an aside--if you carry, you ought to have a safe in the car somewhere or somewhere you are comfortable securing the firearm anyway. Can't speak for all, but hobbying isn't the only place I go where I choose not to carry and have to store the firearm in the car.