Ex-Sanford police chief: Zimmerman probe 'taken away from us'

[Lee-Lee]

34. I disgree

On the gun point. I am military, but was also a sheriffs deputy for several years and now teach self defense and concealed carry here in NC, primarily focused on women. How the military handles guns and how everybody else does is very, very different.

Carrying with a round in the chamber is standard- it is for police, it is for concealed carry. I tell my students that if you can't trust yourself to carry in the condition for the gun to be put to immediate use, you shouldn't carry. In a life or death situation you may not have the time or control to stop and use both hands to chamber a round.

As for the safety being off, somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that the handgun he used was a model that does not even have an external safety, so there is nothing to have "off".

Just like the Glock I carried as a deputy- I carried every day with a round chambered, and it has no external safety. I wasn't out to kill. I carry a smaller Glock now, same thing/

That line of reasoning only works with people ignorant about guns and safe carry, and is somewhat dirty pool. I have my Glock 36 right now, and the chamber is loaded, and there is no external safety. It is always like that when I carry. That damm sure doesn't mean I am out to kill somebody, and your line of reasoning here is deeply flawed.

I really suggest you take a good concealed carry course in NC, even if you don't get a permit, it will be very educational. Once I find a new range to host my classes again you can come for free.