“AND for someone to say that everyone that carries a weapon “condition one” is dangerous,”
It IS more dangerous than not having a round in the chamber. Isn’t that your point? My point is that level of readiness is not always required.
“Most people carry semi-autos and if you think the “average joe” can cycle the slide that quickly under stress.”
Yes it would take a couple of extra seconds that you may not have. Then again, you may have plenty of time. Depends on the situation and the person. Your generic answer is hogwash and your judgement on who should be able to carry is also hogwash.
Carrying with an empty chamber on a semiauto is assuming a lot of things.
1. That you’ll have time to rack the slide.
2. That you’ll be able to use both hands to operate the weapon and that your off hand won’t be slick with sweat, blood or some other friction reducing subtance.
3. That in the stress of the moment you will remember to rack your slide.
4. That in the stress of the moment you will retain the dexterity to rack the slide.
That’s assuming an awful lot.
I am glad the guy messed up where his ‘empty chamber’ was but it shows how you can screw up when you don’t load all your chambers.