[in the Arena]

"This is how those crazy Americans like to walk around, so we added that feature," said Eitan Shimi, the designer of the pistol. "

I'm proud and insulted by that statement...Crazy America ? Hell yeah... Hammer down ? Hell no... This crazy American doesn't go off half cocked...Condition One baby...

[fourdeuce82d]

Condition One baby

Beat me to it...*grin*

Beyond speed into action, I believe a hot gun is safer than an "unloaded" gun. I'm sure most of us would handle an "empty" gun safely, i.e. not sweeping those around us with the muzzle, etc.. But I'm sure if I take a 1911, load a magaine, chamber a round, and hand it around, our level of attention & caution will go up a notch or two.

Knowing a gun is loaded makes us pay a little bit more attention...

[Billthedrill]

"This is how those crazy Americans like to walk around, so we added that feature," said Eitan Shimi, the designer of the pistol.

You beat me to it. This is a foul slander, a horrible canard, and its author should be condemned to carrying a pearl-handled Lorcin for the rest of his days. In a fur-covered external holster. With a trigger lock.

Cocked, locked, and ready to rock. God bless John Moses Browning...

[tubebender]

'm proud and insulted by that statement...Crazy America ? Hell yeah... Hammer down ? Hell no... This crazy American doesn't go off half cocked...Condition One baby...

...and the last time I went to the "town dump" was in the 60s to shoot rats at nite with 22 pistols. I.m tempted to go over there so I won't feel like a criminal when I transport a gun some where.