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WTR wrote:I just assume every firearm I pick up is loaded. I don't care if I just saw a person clear a weapon then hand it to me. I point the muzzle in a safe direction and clear the firearm.

I still that, too, even when getting one out of the safe that I unloaded before putting it in there. You know, just in case I did something stupid when I put it in there.

All guns are always loaded ;) But at my place they are much less likely to be loaded if I store them in a case.

If I didn't live alone then I would let my significant other pick out a large vase to put a fake plant in, then fill it with sand.

TreyHouston wrote:...You know however, I will get the ear full from the wife regardless

But if a gun goes off unexpectedly inside, you might not be able to hear her for a while

It depends on storage location for me. Guns in my main safe are unloaded. Guns anywhere else are loaded. Range bag, car, bedside safe, holster = loaded. I don't like the idea of grabbing a gun and being unsure of whether it is loaded.

All guns have mags in them. Some are loaded some are not. All "First responders" are loaded. Carry weapons are cocked and locked. It makes little difference as every one of them will be treated as if they were loaded when picked up. If I were to get run over by a concrete truck tomorrow. Mrs. builder would continue to do what she has done for the last 25 years. Leave them where they are. I have zero concern about my sons unraveling my condition of proposed readiness or system of identification of each individual weapon's condition. They will treat every gun as if it were loaded. Render them safe, and probably begin drawing straws