A little off topic but pertains to the discussion.
I was an infantryman in Viet Nam. When we came off patrol we were suppose to turn in all our ammo and were forbidden from carrying our weapons on the base EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ON THE EDGE OF THE BASE PARAMETER. I could look out and see Indian country on the other side of the fence. (While we received mortar attacks on occasions, the base itself was never attacked directly, but of course no one could know that before hand)
Some rules are meant to be broken and while we were suppose to turn in our ammo on returning to base, most just kept it. (We were allowed to keep our weapons with us, just not carry them.)
It is like the “no round in the chamber” rule. While it is possible accidents could happen, I wonder how many died those first seconds trying to chamber a round to fire back?
Thank-you for your service to the USA!
Story goes that two soldier were playing quick draw early on in Vietnam and killed each other prompting the on base disarmament. Sounds like an urban legend but it was the official reason given for the ban on weapons on post.