Open carry with a cocked pistol

[tRidiot]

Loaded, cocked and locked, every time. If there's a safety, it's on. Trigger is always covered by holster.


I agree, you made yourself look silly and uneducated in public. It was obvious that you were concerned about something that is standard practice and is extremely safe - consider the millions of Americans who carry concealed or open every single day in this country, and then consider how few incidents there are related to that carrying. It is minuscule. Consider how many "training accidents" we see/hear about in the military - and there are way, way fewer military personnel than Americans who carry for self-defense daily. And even fewer of those military carry firearms regularly - most people in the military aren't on the sharp end, they're paper-pushers or support staff of one kind or another.

 

[magna19]

So I'm standing in the checkout line at Home Depot, and there's a young man ahead of me. He's carrying a pistol in a holster on his belt. I looked to see what kind of pistol it was (a semi-auto), and noticed that the hammer was back. So I waited until he had finished checking out, and then asked him "Excuse me, is your pistol cocked"? "Yes, sir"! he replied. I didn't say anything more, and he left.
I was pretty shaken up, because in my mind he was being unsafe and risking an accidental discharge.I was always taught not to trust the safety on any firearm.
So I'm wondering: What do you guys that carry all the time, either concealed or open,think about that? Do any of you carry a pistol with the hammer cocked?
As I said it seems REALLY unsafe to me, unless I'm missing something.
Rick W

Now that someone has answered your question about cocked semi-autos. Nothing wrong with you asking the question you asked. Not everyone is familiar with 1911 type firearms . Asking a question after the guy checks out doesn't mean your scared or calling someone out. It only means you will inquire more about these 1911 and will soon be in debt to one or more.

 

[SMS]

No. He admitted he was shaken up by a holstered pistol.

Sorry, but if you don't know me and don't know WTF you're talking about then don't talk to me in the checkout line.

But, at least the OP is trying to learn. Kudos for that Rick W.

(Sorry, I'm being extra misanthropic today)

 

[tRidiot]

No. He admitted he was shaken up by a holstered pistol.

Sorry, but if you don't know me and don't know WTF you're talking about then don't talk to me in the checkout line.

But, at least the OP is trying to learn. Kudos for that Rick W.

(Sorry, I'm being extra misanthropic today)

I agree... and this is the reason I think we need more open carry. So people begin to see firearms again as a commonplace tool, like we did back at the founding of our country. When pretty much everyone who had one carried everywhere and no one cared. People exhibited basic firearms safety and were educated and informed.

I've never had a "bad" comment directed at me when OCing... several people who looked askance at me or my firearm, but I don't worry about that. I figure even if those folks who are afraid of them see them being carried openly and responsibly several times a day by people of various backgrounds for a number of years, they'll eventually become aware that it's not a problem. lol.

 

[Hobbes]

To the OP.

Think of it this way, if he had been carrying a glock with a round chambered he would have been doing the same thing except without an external safety or leather strap between the hammer and firing pin.

But because you can't SEE that cocked hammer, or striker, it APPEARS safer when in reality its not.
Both are loaded and in condition 1

Inquiry is good though.
TY for bringing the subject up

 

[Hobbes]

Some nitpicker will be along shortly to point out that the glock is only partially cocked until the trigger is depressed.
From my safety perspective, 80% cocked is nearly equivalent to 100% cocked.

 

[mightymouse]

1911's, Browning Hi Powers, and a few lesser guns are meant to be carried cocked and locked. If you don't like C&L carry, the Safety Fast Shooting system for BHP's and 1911's is a very viable alternative.
Soonersfan posted a link to this system on the previous page.

 

[NikatKimber]

The only complete (and safe) alternative to cocked & locked is either "Israeli carry" (no round in chamber), or a double action gun. Striker fire guns are not typically double action. There are a few, but most striker guns are single action "ish"; where the striker is to some large extent pre-cocked.

 

[NikatKimber]

And I'm not particularly thin skinned either. If someone came up to me when OCing (which I have a couple times), I would try to answer their questions. Unless they were one of the rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth anti-gun nutters.

 

[JD8]

We need hammer shrouds!!