Round in the chamber "intention to commit a crime"

[Glyphic83]

So about 2 days ago I posted a status on Facebook talking about a potential magazine ban; that post happened to mention how I carry a round in the chamber.

This led to the following conversation with a friend of mine (who lives in Colorado) in the comments:

Friend: Don't get caught with that round in the chamber..."intention to commit a crime"

Me: I don't know about CO, but there's no law against that in PA

Friend: if an officer checks your weapon in any state and find a round in the chamber it's an issue

Me: I've been stopped before, as have other people I know who carry in PA. There's some debate among gun owners as to whether or not to carry a round in the chamber, but the debate is over safety, not legality.

Friend: I looked, it's for revolvers.



I LOL'd quite a bit at "intention to commit a crime"....

Anyway, I asked where she looked thinking that maybe there was some CO state law on the matter, but she never responded after that. I've thus far been unable to find any laws on the matter applying to CO or to PA, and certainly nothing that would support that "it's an issue in any state".

This person is actually a gun owner, too....anybody have any clue how/where she may have gotten this impression?

[EandGWZ]

I think at one time or another it was a law at CA....your buddy is full of it.

[em2b96p]

She got it from the #1 source of misinformation. THE INTERNETS!

While we're at it... Mr. Rodgers is a Vietnam Marine with a full sleeve tattoo. This is why he always wear sweaters.

[Emptymag]

She needs to go pull her head out of her ass and stick it in a cold mountain stream.

Seriously. Where do people get this stuff?



Did you know a .45 will kill someone if you hit them in the hand?

[ChuckS]

....Friend: Don't get caught with that round in the chamber..."intention to commit a crime"

...

LOL, what a bunch of BS.



Look, he's got a condom; fornication is imminent: arrest him and save the women.

[Mirlen]

Look, he's got a condom; fornication is imminent: arrest him and save the women.

Only if you're walking around wearing it. :-P

[Hokkmike]

Never heard of such a thing.

Guns, by their nature, are intended to shoot things, just as an A bomb is intended to destroy a target. Point is, often the threat is sufficient to DETER ner' do wells!

The OVERWHELMING majority of gun owners, even police officers on duty, will never have to fire their weapons at another person.

MAYBE this person is confused about the honored practice of leaving the chamber under the hammer on a single action revolver empty.....

That is all I can figure.

[internet troll]

Round in the chamber equals "Intention to protect ones self"

[Subverto]

I live in CO and have researched the law. Your friend is full of shit. The only restriction on carry here is that the state has ruled that counties can ban open carry, such as Denver.

You are legally allowed to conceal any gun in your car without a concealed carry permit, however long guns cannot be chambered (i.e. I can have my AR in my trunk with a full mag inserted at all times as long as no round is in the chamber). This does not apply to handguns though. I'm guessing that's where your friend got her load of BS from?

[flyingjunkie]

Friend: I looked, it's for revolvers.

I think CA had a law in regards to carrying a revolver. The law said that you couldn't carry a loaded firearm, thus with a semi-auto, you had to keep the magazine out. I THINK the rule with revolvers was that you had to keep the bullet in the current cylinder AND the next cylinder empty for it to be considered "unloaded". I'll have to check on this to be certain when I get to a computer, or someone else can just fact check me.