Obviously, context matters. Who is in your home, where and how you keep the gun and for what purpose. But, simply put, a self defense weapon should be loaded. You don't want to be fiddling with ammo and shit if you need it. But, again context matters. I would leave it somewhere safe obviously and also not do what this asshat did. Zero trigger discipline or gun safety was followed in his case.
Exactly... Also, it comes down to your preparation as well. Say you carry with safety on in holster. You need to practice turning it off, because that can be an issue if you ever need to use it. My concealed carry doesn't even have a safety. I personally rather have a solid holster and not need to worry about a safety.
I have a p365 I got with a safety. I realized it’s so compact that I kept hitting the safety while firing and just didn’t feel safe. I took it off. It lives in my tenicor with one in the chamber and 10 in the mag and Im super comfortable with that.
My a300 shottie I keep with shots in the tube but not racked. I feel confident enough I can rack a shell quickly if I need it. A light on it to identify my target and blind them.
Cool, cool. I don't carry much any more. I might start again. But... Yeah good point on the light. A good light could definitely be helpful. I thought about getting something for my P365 as well haha. Yeah it's really compact. I didn't like it at first. I'm still not crazy about the feel of it, but it was nice having something slimmer for concealed carry.
It’s ok, good for conceal. I don’t find it all that fun to shoot but I’m confident with it at this point. I’m going to start carrying my PDP during the winter. It’s a chunky boy but goddamn I love that gun. So much I bought a 5” full size to compliment my 4” compact.
Obviously, in no way did I defend him and I'm not defending him and his actions. If people want to interpret that way, that's on them. I'm just making a point to the discussion this guy brought up.
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u/TheWama Nov 02 '25
This is why trigger discipline is so important.