In what condition is ur CCW carried?

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All 3 of my carry guns are DA\SA. S&W3904, Sig 239 and a S&W 4006.
Ah, yes, I always have the chamber loaded. Are there people that don't?
 
I carry my LC9S Pro in condition 3. No safeties on it so it's an easy draw and rack.
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I wouldn't bet my life on it. What if your off hand is injured, restrained or otherwise incapacitated? Also, what if you have a malfunction while racking the slide? If there is one in the chamber, you at least have that one round where you don't have to worry about failure to feed. Is it likely? Of course not. But why take the chance?
 
Every handgun that I carry will have a round in the chamber. My SIG P238 is the only one that I carry with a manual safety, everything else is just point and pull the trigger...no matter the trigger system.

SIG P245, SA XDm 3.8, Kahr CM9, Taurus TCP 738, and even the wifes Ruger SP101...all point and shoot.
 
Condition 1 for the 1911
Condition 2 for my BERSA .380
and I suppose my P7(current favorite) would be condition 2? Round chambered striker decocked.
 
Since it's a Glock..


Condition 0 – Round in the chamber; hammer cocked; thumb safety is OFF; full magazine in gun. But there ain't no thumb safety.

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I carry my LC9S Pro in condition 3. No safeties on it so it's an easy draw and rack. I'll probably be pretty screwed if someone blindsides me and sticks a gun in my face before I see them coming but if someone has a gun pointed at your face while your weapon is holstered with one in the chamber you are probably already destined to get shot first anyway.
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Guns aren't the only threat to people. If someone attacks you with a knife you could use your free hand to fend them off long enough to draw and fire, in a situation like that your gun with an empty chamber is useless while they poke you full of holes. Same goes for being attacked with a blunt object, or you are knocked to the ground and being stomped or kicked, good luck drawing that pistol and being able to chamber a round before getting a shot off. Guns were designed to be carried loaded, if you don't feel safe doing so then perhaps you need more training.
 
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If you want to carry the 1911 with a empty chamber and hammer down; use the old WWI & WWII flat holster. It was made to chamber a round and cock the pistol while drawing.
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I'm very interested, how does this work?
 
I carry condition zero on striker fired guns. When you say you "train" weekly, I think you mean you practice. Training and practice are two very different things. If you're not, you should actually get some training under the watchful eye of a professional instructor. Learn some skills and confidence that could save your life and carry that gun the way it was meant to be carried.
 
Depends on where I'm at and if a "loaded" firearm is prohibited and the definition of "loaded"
Easy to slip the magazine out
I used to always carry chambered and decocked
Now I frequently cross boundaries and the laws are fuzzy.
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:confused::confused::confused:
You mean there are areas where concealed carry laws require you to carry an empty gun?:eek:
 
Since it's a Glock..

Condition 0 – Round in the chamber; hammer cocked; thumb safety is OFF; full magazine in gun. But there ain't no thumb safety.
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Wouldn't that be Condition 2, given that a Glock is only partially cocked after chambering a round? I believe the trigger finishes a small amount of cocking that remains to be done before releasing the striker.
 
Guns were designed to be carried loaded, if you don't feel safe doing so then perhaps you need more training.
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If you're not, you should actually get some training under the watchful eye of a professional instructor. Learn some skills and confidence that could save your life and carry that gun the way it was meant to be carried
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Why do some say it's their way or no way and then, add if you don't do it their way you need further training. There is giving advice and there is telling people how to do things it just comes across as arrogant.
 
Why do some say it's their way or no way and then, add if you don't do it their way you need further training. There is giving advice and there is telling people how to do things it just comes across as arrogant.
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Because guns are perfectly safe to be carried loaded and were designed to be safely carried loaded. If you don't feel safe carrying a loaded handgun than you really aren't ready to carry a gun and need further training that will instill the confidence needed to do so. IMO carrying an unloaded gun can just as easily get you killed as it can save your life. There is not a SINGLE credible firearms instructor that advocates carrying an unloaded handgun, and I don't want to hear about military or the Israeli's, the military is a whole different animal, and those same Israelis that teach to carry unloaded also teach Hondo roles and racking the slide all in one Hollywoodesque motion. If you want to call giving the cold hard truth arrogance than so be it, but feeling the need to carry an unloaded gun is ignorance, hence the need for further training.
 
but feeling the need to carry an unloaded gun is ignorance, hence the need for further training
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I call it choice.



Because guns are perfectly safe to be carried loaded and were designed to be safely carried loaded. If you don't feel safe carrying a loaded handgun than you really aren't ready to carry a gun and need further training that will instill the confidence needed to do so.

IMO carrying an unloaded gun can just as easily get you killed as it can save your life.
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Again their choice.

You are now telling people if they don't agree with you that are not ready to carry a firearm. I assume you then agree that anyone that doesn't get what you see as adequate training and don't carry with a round in the chamber, should not legally be allowed to carry a firearm in America.

A quote from the original post below, did you read it.

Please try not to avoid writing about how all can be golden with training for both drawing and keeping trigger finger off. Those dead horses have been beaten enough, although completely valid, I agree!
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And yes, people can carry however they choose. It is their choice. I think people can legally own a gun and duck tape it to their forehead if that's what they want to do. But if someone asks, I'm going to tell them that's a stupid way to carry. And I tell people to get training because they shouldn't just take some random persons opinion on the Internet. Take some training and you will learn yourself what works.
 
I'm going to tell them that's a stupid way to carry. And I tell people to get training because they shouldn't just take some random persons opinion on the Internet. Take some training and you will learn yourself what works.
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I would put it differently, I would say the advice given by people that know what they are talking about, is carry with a round in the chamber. I wouldn't say what they were doing was stupid. I would also not advice for someone that hasn't a clue about handguns that they should be carrying with a round in the chamber, like some seem to be doing. I would also agree what you say about advice on the internet.
 
It could also be said that if someone doesn't have the confidence in their gun, or their ability to carry it safely while having a round chambered the also don't really have the confidence to carry a gun at all.
Thinking you can quickly, and safely rack the slide, loading the chamber in a fast developing, stressful situation is dangerous not only to the person with the gun, but innocent bystanders as well. Trying to draw the gun, and rack the slide quickly could result in a ND with the gun pointing toward a bystander. Or it could result in a round not being properly chambered at all leaving the gun completely useless.
 
Thinking you can quickly, and safely rack the slide, loading the chamber in a fast developing, stressful situation is dangerous not only to the person with the gun, but innocent bystanders as well. Trying to draw the gun, and rack the slide quickly could result in a ND with the gun pointing toward a bystander
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Possibly but that can work both ways, their are plenty of people killed and injured because they did have a round in the chamber. So for me to say for everyone regardless of training carry with a round in the chamber in all circumstances, is bad advice.

A three-year-old has shot his father and pregnant mother inside a motel room in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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A mother has been shot dead by her two-year-old son who found a gun from her handbag.
Veronica Rutledge, 29, was accidentally shot and killed by the toddler while she was shopping in a Walmart store in Hayden, Idaho.
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