When GV'ing heck yeah, Kenai might see me first.
When hunting absolutely.
When in public walking around, never.
In the car on a trip yes. - - - - With the utmost respect to those of us that carry and IMHO to each their own.
Stats say that as responsible gun owners and those that carry concealed - accidental shootings are minimal and improper use (when it happens), is rare when compared to untrained and illegal use. However, I question the motive to have a round chambered. This isn't the Wild West where you are going to have to quickdraw against Bad Bart.
If the "S" comes down or an emergency arises, the fact of the matter is "most" of the time its going to take several seconds to recognize the danger, several more moments to identify the person or persons that is the imminent threat, and then several more moments to decide on a course of action. Meanwhile your chambered round has provided no protection.
I watch many in here when confronted in the "Game" that either take several seconds to react or inadvertently pull the trigger and fire "wherever" as a reaction rather than as a conscious effort to quick draw and shoot and stop the "perp". If you are speaking as a store clerk, jeweler, bank teller, teacher etc that's had a gun pulled on them and put in their face, that's a different story. Of all the mass shootings, and emergencies how many of us have been in that scenario?
I have friends both in and out of law enforcement that regularly sign up for and attend training for conditions and scenarios such as this. How many here do the same? I know I don't. Just as in the game, if you are not practicing/ training for this scenario continuously then what is the point if only to make you feel better. That in itself doesn't make you safer. I would argue if you are not continuously training for this scenario under facilitated conditions - then a chambered round is one less link in the chain of safety.
Out of all of you that carry chambered, how many have had to face any of the above mentioned experience? Out of all of us how many have found their weapon safety "inadvertently" off? One time is one time too many.
