1911s are designed to be carried cocked (and locked).
I agree.
I read that in Pacific jungle fighting in WWII the rule was to chamber a round, leaving the hammer cocked without engaging the thumb safety, and depend on the grip safety only.
85 posted on 06/03/2018 3:09:51 PM PDT by cayuga
(A gov't that can take your AR-15 can take anything else it wants.)