You know how long it takes to cock a gun? The rest of your life.
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Laser@feddit.org 4 months ago
- ammo loaded
- cocked
- not locked
That’s not how I’d store a gun…
Omgboom@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Username checks out for sure
festnt@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
lmao true
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
load? cock? locking? oh god why is my fertile imaginations betraying me again
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
That’s how I store the one I keep in my nightstand overnight for self defense. That’s also how I carry it. Not gonna do me much good if it’s not ready to fire.
Laser@feddit.org 4 months ago
Unlocking and cocking take less than three seconds and add a lot of safety, I see no reason to ever put a gun out of my hand in such a dangerous state
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
At least when carrying it, having it loaded and cocked is normal. The holster keeps the trigger covered, and any not-garbage firearm (read: not Sig P320) is drop safe in case of accidents. And that extra half second to rack the slide can be the difference between getting killed by an attacker or successfully defending yourself in an emergency.
And if they live alone and/or have a safe built into their nightstand I can kinda see their point, though I personally alway leave mine chamber empty
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I’m not willing to give the psycho I bought it to protect myself from 3 seconds to cave my skull in with a bat
Laser@feddit.org 4 months ago
If you’re so concerned with such a scenario, I’d rather suggest you get something to detect intruders earlier so that 3 seconds don’t matter.
Also as others have pointed out, you’re replacing one risk with another way more likely one. But you do you.
SirHax@feddit.nu 4 months ago
So the scenario is that this guy makes it into your house all the way to your bedroom undetected, but for some reason wakes you up before attacking? Seems more likely you’re going to wake up getting your head caved in, or just shot if the other random psycho also has a gun.
JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Incredible to hear you call others psycho.
Vetis@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
And that’s why so many people die from guns in america. More often than not, your family/friend instead of an actual menace.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Most gun deaths in America are from gang violence and suicide
mikezane@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Suicide is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that statement.
athatet@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Just make sure to cover up your neck when you spout off stupid shit like this.
optissima@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
This is has been true for a long time and is true currently, but the door to door federal nazi raids have only just started
bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What scenqrio are you so worried about that not needing the time to cock your pistol is going to be the key difference between being dead and being a hero?
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
If I have to pull the thing it’s because someone is about to kill me. Just about everyone who carries keeps their gun chambered. That’s how experts recommend carrying it. Also, it’s weird that you think it’s heroic to survive an attack.