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cypress · 07-09-2008, 03:48 AM

It really is worth going to the trouble of checking and checking again, isn't it?

**edm24** · 07-09-2008, 05:48 AM

Mag out and slide locked back...cylinder open and clear...you can't go wrong by fllowing those 2 simple rules.

Bobby Schulz · 07-09-2008, 06:01 AM

Good for you to check! could have been a epic FAIL!

Black Bullitt · 07-09-2008, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elton

i treat every gun as if its loaded and if my freind wants to look at my gun i take the mag out rack it then lock the slide open

I do the same exact thing even if I know the firearm is unloaded. You can never go wrong with consistant safety.

DblTap · 07-09-2008, 06:19 AM

Just went threw this last night with my 14 year old. I had just purchased a new weapon and he had watched me check it clear and then place it back in the case. He asked, and then removed the weapon...I am proud of the fact his first instinct was to check that the weapon was indeed clear (although he had just seen me do the same) the mistake was that he inadvertently pointed the barrel in my direction when he racked the slide. I said something to him immediately and calmly (he new he had slipped up and apologized). Later, in the truck I let him know that although an honest mistake, the next infraction would be dealt with much more severely. I don't think that there will be one, hes a smart kid with great gun sense, I just want to cement gun safety early.

I will say this, athough I NEW the weapon was unloaded, the sight of that "unloaded" .40 cal weapon pointed in my direction sent a cold chill down my spine! Not to mention a FLASH of anger that I had to keep in check.

speeddemon40 · 07-09-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elton

i treat every gun as if its loaded and if my freind wants to look at my gun i take the mag out rack it then lock the slide open

Double checking is never a bad idea. When I'm at a gun shop and ask to see a pistol, the clerks always check it before handing it over, but just to be safe I look for myself immediately

07-09-2008, 03:48 AM	#11
cypress XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 342	It really is worth going to the trouble of checking and checking again, isn't it? __________________ XD 9mm Tactical Quit Smokeless Network

07-09-2008, 05:48 AM	#12
edm24 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Broward County, FL Posts: 1,239	Mag out and slide locked back...cylinder open and clear...you can't go wrong by fllowing those 2 simple rules. __________________ "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!" edm24 NRA Member Springfield XDM (bi-tone) Springfield XD45 Springfield XD9 - 3" compact (bi-tone) S&W 410S FNP-9 (bi-tone) Glock 23 Bersa BT380CC Colt Detective Special, circa 1978

07-09-2008, 06:01 AM	#13
Bobby Schulz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 208	Good for you to check! could have been a epic FAIL! __________________ Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

07-09-2008, 06:19 AM	#15
DblTap XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Murrells Inlet, SC Posts: 14	Unloaded? Just went threw this last night with my 14 year old. I had just purchased a new weapon and he had watched me check it clear and then place it back in the case. He asked, and then removed the weapon...I am proud of the fact his first instinct was to check that the weapon was indeed clear (although he had just seen me do the same) the mistake was that he inadvertently pointed the barrel in my direction when he racked the slide. I said something to him immediately and calmly (he new he had slipped up and apologized). Later, in the truck I let him know that although an honest mistake, the next infraction would be dealt with much more severely. I don't think that there will be one, hes a smart kid with great gun sense, I just want to cement gun safety early. I will say this, athough I NEW the weapon was unloaded, the sight of that "unloaded" .40 cal weapon pointed in my direction sent a cold chill down my spine! Not to mention a FLASH of anger that I had to keep in check. __________________ XDM .40 XD Sub .40 Taurus PT100 .40 "Live Free-Die Well"

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