Handing a handgun over?

Personaly, I never had a loaded handgun to another individual -revolver or semi-auto. I always empty the cylinder of a revolver and hand it over with the cylinder either swung out or on a SA, with the loading gate open - after clearing it and double checking it. On a semi-auto - I drop the magazine and pull the slide back so it is open. I would much prefer to lay it down and have the individual pick it up but if the location does not allow that (such as out in a field), the muzzle is always pointed down and the pistol handed to the person so that it is always pointed in a safe direction when exchanged.

Perhaps another question concerning handing over a handgun to another individual that should also be addressed is in regards to being requested to surrender your weapon to a LE officer. If you CC and for instance are stopped by a LE officer - such as in a traffic stop - you make it known to him that you are carrying (which is required by law - at least here in AZ) and he/she asks you to surrender your weapon to him for his safety during the stop, how are you going to hand it over to him/her? The right answer is "however he/she instructs you to". But, how many have actually thought about how they would surrender their weapon in this circumstance? I'd like to hear from some current/former LE officers as to what your instructions to the person who is CC how you want it done - especially when your personal safety is at stake. Thanks.
 
I've never had a need to unload a gun before handing it to someone, since I'm always the first to shoot my HD gun at the range and my others are not loaded until arriving. During a shooting session, I've never felt a need to stop shooting halfway through a magazine, and I will not load a gun for someone. I want to know that they're at least capable of that before I'll help them shoot, and I have them work through ejecting the magazine or cylinder, racking the slide, etc before we get to the range, too, in a place where there's no ammo to worry about.

All this to say that handing over an unloaded weapon is the way I do it because that's the "natural state" of my weapons when not being shot. As for an LEO asking for a weapon... I'd ask him how he wants it done and specify that I'm asking so we can avoid surprises/misunderstandings.
 
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