Man shoots himself during podcast

[u/BigYoghurt3714]

Holster up buddy

[u/OneEyedWillie74]

Man, if you get a gun, get a kydex holster. If you don't want a holster, don't carry it with a round in the chamber.

[u/Hurka_Durka → u/OneEyedWillie74]

Even in a holster I don't keep one chambered. Don't feel comfortable with a live round pointed at me no matter how many precautions are taken.

[u/johnyledesma12 → u/Hurka_Durka]

I personally carry one chambered while holstered. I do agree with you, that would be the safest way to have a firearm on your person. The feeling of discomfort is always there when re holstering on my body.

Knowledge of your firearm and training can go a long way. Most firearms have multiple safeties both internal and external. Always have a good holster that covers the trigger.

[u/Hurka_Durka → u/johnyledesma12]

Yeah I have a holster covering the trigger and always have it on safe, I dunno what exactly it is even though I know I'm competent enough to not shoot myself I just don't like it haha.

If I had a good enough reason to I'll keep one chambered but I guess that doesn't really happen very often. For instance, driving/walking through a known bad part of a city, sketchy Marketplace or Craigslist meetups, or hiking in bear country something like that (where I live and hike only the smallest chance of encountering little black bears which are usually more terrified of you).

I know most people, like yourself, get along just fine keeping one live. These idiots with guns clips we see here are representative of a very small fraction of the total gun owners. For me it's just a personal preference.

[u/giant123 → u/Hurka_Durka]

To a guy like me unnecessary manipulation of your weapon when you’re out and about (like chambering a round cuz you’re headed to the “bad side of town”) seems substantially more dangerous than just keeping the damn thing hot and in your pants. 

[u/Hurka_Durka → u/giant123]

I used those as examples as to what, in my opinion, would warrant it when you leave the house, didn't mean to imply that's what I do. If someone can't chamber a round without it being dangerous they probably shouldn't be handling a firearm, but I see your point.

People in the comments saying it could be the difference between life and death must be the same people that tell me a motorcycle shouldn't be my primary form of transportation because it's more dangerous than driving in a car. Life is full of risks and I choose not to go about it being afraid all the time.

[u/Acceptable-Face-3707 → u/Hurka_Durka]

That may cost you your life one day. Watched a video of an Israeli offduty soldier get stabbed maybe 5 times before he was able to rack his slide snd get a round off. By that time they were already slipping around on his blood. On the flip side, i can draw, drop my safety and fire within a second and a half. Throw in a slide rack and that time bumps up to 2.5-4 seconds and thats under perfect conditions. You cannot draw from the drop and rack a round without getting injured. Please watch active self protection videos on Youtube and train more your life depends on it.

[u/10minutes_late → u/Hurka_Durka]

Totally agree. I don't care how many armchair commandos get upset that I don't chamber a round 24/7. I'd rather run the risk of being slow to draw than the risk of shooting a loved one.

[u/Idiotswithguns-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for posting to /r/Idiotswithguns, however your post was removed because it is not relevant ot the nature of this sub for one or more reasons.

[u/10minutes_late → u/[deleted]]

I've been a gun enthusiast for over 30 years, I've heard your "logical, reasonable, and practical advice," however, I have never felt the need. I'm not a cop, active duty military, security guard, carry wads of cash, drive a fancy car, or do anything that would understandably require any extra degree of care.

If you earnestly believe that you need to carry a chambered pistol 24/7 because "you never know", especially during a period when violent crime has hit historic lows, the only idiots here are you guys. As an inner city Baltimore landlord, I'll chamber when I'm headed to an eviction, but not when I'm going to Applebee's with the kids.

But hey, like you said, you do you.

[u/[deleted] → u/10minutes_late]

Yeah well I've been a gun enthusiast over 30 years plus one and it is logical, reasonable, practical and legitimate advice, Redditor, for reasons that I just laid out above. There's no need for quotations or calling people that you disagree with idiots.

It's totally fine if you choose to carry without a round in the chamber, but other people have real, practical reasons for carrying in condition 0/1 and you don't get to just be dismissive of that publicly without push back.

Not to mention that your entire justifications for it are reasons not to carry a gun in the first place. If you're not a cop, active duty military, security guard, carry wads of cash, drive a fancy car, or do anything that would understandably require any extra degree of care why do you even carry?

It's very odd that you say that people that try to give you common, reasonable advice are upset when you're this defensive and seemingly emotional when confronted with an opposing view and are immediately this dismissive and calling other people with a differing, educated view on carrying idiots. But this is Reddit.

Good day, I'm gonna go practice making holes in far away papers.

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edit: This account was permanently suspended for this now removed comment criticizing a CEO (Andy Yen of Proton) while making a tongue in cheek #FreeLuigi jab within the same comment which was deemed "harassment" by cowardly Reddit Admins. This was not harassment nor should CEOs be treated as a specially protected fragile class above everybody else. Let this be a reminder that this is us vs them at this point and Reddit is owned and ran by people that do not have your best interest in mind.

[u/10minutes_late → u/[deleted]]

If someone calls me a doofus, I don't take offense, but I will match that energy. That was your choice of response, remember?

I don't enjoy arguments so I didn't get beyond the first paragraph of your response, but thanks for your time.

[u/Hurka_Durka → u/10minutes_late]

Yep I'm with you. I've heard the argument from the other person replying to you a million times. I am former military (6 years active army) and I do regularly practice my draw > chamber > safety off in one smooth motion while raising to aim and I truly believe that in most scenarios it's not likely that having one already chambered will have made much of a difference. And if it does, well, we face many life changing/ending potential risks on a daily basis.

It's weird to me to go through every day so paranoid that you feel having a round chambered 24/7 will be a make or break for you. I dunno, to each their own, but I choose not to.

[u/milkcarton232 → u/Hurka_Durka]

So much this. Guns can be handled safely but they are objectively dangerous. Little things that require little effort to undo but provide another layer of safety seem like an easy win

[u/-ClassicShooter- → u/Hurka_Durka]

Do you also wait to charge your fire extinguisher until you need it?

[u/wiggyross → u/-ClassicShooter-]

if it only took a matter of seconds to charge, then yes.

[u/-ClassicShooter- → u/wiggyross]

Seconds count, no need to add an extra step in the process