IMO, carrying without a round in the chamber can be compared to carrying guns in not so well thought of cartridges like the .25acp or the .22lr. Not optimal by any means but light years ahead of a harsh language.
Being said, I was brought up to carry my hunting guns with a round in the chamber and the safety on. That's carried right over to my handgun less one exception....... On occasion and in times of extreme concealabilty needs a Raven .25 will find it's way into my pocket. That gun never ever see's a round in the chamber till it's time to pull the trigger. So I'm running with 3 strikes against me in that case. Bad gun, bad round and nothing in the pipe. Oh the humanity, how do I make it home?
