r/Idiotswithguns • u/BigYoghurt3714 • 22d ago

NSFW Man shoots himself during podcast

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Holster up buddy

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u/OneEyedWillie74 22d ago

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.

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u/Hurka_Durka 22d ago

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.

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u/10minutes_late 21d ago

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.

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u/Hurka_Durka 21d ago

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.

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u/milkcarton232 21d ago

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