Safety is paramount and Dad taught me well many years ago. I don't care if I cleaned the gun last week and put it up empty and know it hasn't been touched since. The next time I handle it, the first action is to verify it's not loaded.
If a gun is "stashed" or on my person, I can guarantee it's loaded and ready to fire - if I ever do an "insurance" cycle to know a weapon is ready, I'll be sending a perfectly good bullet out of the chamber.
18 posted on 12/29/2013 5:27:27 AM PST by trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)