Sudden realization

[USA1]

I agree with AEA. At home, I always carry, usually in a fanny pack or inner waist holster. Especially when going to answer the door, day or night. Even if you are expecting someone.

welcome to the forum

when you answer the door , do you yell "let me see your hands ! "

just kidding . i do the same as you . always have somethin in my poscket .
you just never know .

[The Annoyed Man]

Any suggestions to calm my nerves?

As a matter of fact, yes, I have some; and your nervousness is not so much about the 1911 platform, if you think about it - although many think that is the issue because it is just a paperweight unless it is cocked and locked.

Follow these 4 simple rules:
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY

RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

SUMMARY:

Make these rules a part of your character. Never compromise them. Improper gunhandling results from ignorance and improper role modeling, such as handling your gun like your favorite actor does. Education can cure this. You can make a difference by following these gunhandling rules and insisting that those around you do the same. Set the example. Who knows what tragedies you, or someone you influence, may prevent?

The gun cannot discharge itself. ALL unintentional discharges are the result of negligence first, rarely accidental, and never spontaneous. If you follow those 4 simple rules, you should be fine.

Lastly, the 1911 platform has so much safety redundancy built into it that cocked and locked is no less safe than any other firearm's system, and possibly more safe than some. Think about all the things that have to happen for your 1911 to fire from a cocked and locked condition:

1. The thumb safety has to be switched off, or the hammer can't fall.
2. The thumb safety also locks the slide down.
3. The trigger can't be pulled unless the grip safety is being depressed.
4. #3 is irrelevant if the thumb safety is still on.
5. Many 1911s also have a firing pin block which keeps the firing pin locked until the trigger is pulled, protecting the gun from accidental discharge by dropping it. Other manufacturers (Springfield, for instance) ship their guns with a titanium firing pin and a heavy firing pin spring, which combined prevent the pin from slamming forward under inertia if the gun is dropped. Even so, even an old WW2 era 1911 would have to be dropped pretty hard to initiate an accidental firing.

[aardwolf]

Every gun is loaded.
Every gun is great.
When a gun is empty
God gets quite irate.

[USA1]

Every gun is loaded.
Every gun is great.
When a gun is empty
God gets quite irate.

beautiful

[karl]

Thanks for all the information (yes I switched names). I appreciate the suggestions.

[Humanphibian]

BEWARE!!

UNLOADED guns kill people!!

[nils]

There's nothing wrong with being nervous about the power of a weapon...more people should have this kind of respect. I keep my weapons less than a foot from me while sleeping, bc home invasions are a certain reality where I live(Houston).