Carrying without a round in the chamber, sometimes called “Israeli carry,” is a controversial idea these days, but there are those who swear by it.
To put the issue into perspective, those who don’t carry with one in the chamber tend to fall into three groups:
- Those who hate guns, are scared of guns, don’t want to be near guns but want to pretend that they’re actually pro-2A. This is a person doing the Tim Walz “hunting” photo op (see here for a bit about that). My answer to these folks: Just stop it. Be honest. Get educated about firearms, the real facts (in context) about gun violence, and about why it makes sense for people to carry.
- Those who aren’t confident, yet, with carrying one in the chamber. If you’re new to carrying daily, I get it. It’s a strange feeling knowing that you have something that could potentially kill someone strapped to your body. It can take some adjustment, so I have no criticism for people in this situation. The solution: keep carrying. The more that you do it, the more comfortable and second nature that it gets.
- Those who hold the Israeli Defense Force in ultimate esteem. Now, based on the stories that I’ve heard about the IDF, I wouldn’t want to be on the opposing side of a conflict with them. They have a solid reputation. Does that mean that you should be using their training methods for your (presumably civilian) firearm training? That’s what we’ll talk about today.
To be specific, in the video below, Caleb with Patriot Training Center tells us why you should not carry Israeli style.
To summarize: modern pistols have safety features built in to make carrying with one in the chamber safe, so if you don’t carry one in the chamber, you are giving precious time to the attacker to continue to inflict violence before your firearm can be used to stop the threat.
The bottom line: When seconds may be the difference between life and death, do you want to take the chance that you may not have those extra few seconds that you need?
I don’t.
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