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August 8th, 2019, 09:23 AM #1
Carry a round in the chamber?
Yeah I know this has been done to death right up there with 9mm vs. 45 . And I personally say go with what is comfortable for you. But I thought this was an interesting real world situation where a person had to rack the slide which got the attention of the criminals.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...526659511.html
Homeless Man Gets Into Gunfight With Armed Robbers at Donut Shop
"We didn't find a blood trail, but one guy dropped his weapon."
Two armed robbers were met with gunfire from a homeless man at a doughnut shop in Norwalk early Wednesday morning.
The wild shootout occurred at Donuts in a strip mall on Rosecrans Avenue.
Two armed men entered the shop and attempted to rob the place, but a homeless man, who often sleeps in the doughnut shop, had a gun in his waistband and ended up in a gun battle with the would-be robbers.
"I was sleeping, and two guys came in, and one goes over the counter to deal with the donut guy," William Washington, the homeless man who got in a gun battle with the robbers, said. "The other one is standing next to me with a gun on me saying, 'don't move.'"
Washington continued, "As they turned to head out, I had to rack the slide on my weapon, because i don't carry it with a round in the chamber. I racked the slide, so when it went 'ching,' they turned around and started firing at me. I started firing back. They put five rounds in the back wall, and I put five rounds out here, hitting my own car.
The man finished his story, "We didn't find a blood trail, but one guy dropped his weapon. I picked it up and dialed 911."
Washington says police confiscated his weapon as evidence. He claims the gun is registered to him, although he does not have a concealed-carry permit. Washington was questioned, but has not been charged with any crime.
Investigators say the armed robbers did not get any money, but the entire exchange was caught on surveillance video. So far, that video is not being released.
The same shop has been robbed several times before, and investigators did not know if the same robbers targeted the location in June.
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Re: Carry a round in the chamber?
For the second it takes to rack the slide can be life ending.If your not comfortable with one in the chamber practice more or carry a revolver !
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August 8th, 2019, 09:40 AM #3
Re: Carry a round in the chamber?
Each person must decide which purpose they are carrying:
1- Seeing trouble ahead, therefore, carry with empty chamber or safety on.
2- Having seconds to act. Must draw quickly and fire. Therefore. Firearm at the ready.
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August 8th, 2019, 09:47 AM #4
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Fabiocrow settled this a looooong time ago here. Okie dokies!
Si vis pacem, para bellumμολ ν λαβέWhat country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms!
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August 8th, 2019, 10:03 AM #5
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I usually carry a DA/SA semi, so for me it is like carrying a revolver. I don't think anyone carries a DA revolver with the hammer down on an EMPTY chamber. Why would I carry any, modern, properly functioning semi auto without one in the pipe? When I carried my Luger, I did carry on an empty chamber, because they have an external sear.
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August 8th, 2019, 11:15 AM #6
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do you drive without your seatbelt because you think you'll have time to get it on before you crash?Ecclesiastes 10:2 ...........
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August 8th, 2019, 11:37 AM #7
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August 8th, 2019, 11:39 AM #8
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Always loaded with one in the chamber. Including right now, in a church for a funeral. (Stuck waiting and on baby duty)
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August 8th, 2019, 11:53 AM #9
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He should have been carrying a 12 gauge cause the sound of one of them being racked makes people drop to the floor in fear.
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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August 8th, 2019, 12:54 PM #10
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