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<blockquote data-quote="technetium-99m" data-source="post: 1556032" data-attributes="member: 3615"><p>Michael,</p><p></p><p>I've got a question as it relates to physically securing someones handgun, this is not a bash or an argument about it's legality, I'm sincerely curious. How does the typical officer handle a firearm they are not familiar with?</p><p></p><p>I've only had my carry gun taken during a stop once. The officer asked me out of my truck and told me to put my EMP on the seat muzzle away from him then back away from it. He walked up to it, dropped the mag then tugged on the slide for 10-15 seconds. I told him he had to push the safety lever down before the slide could be pulled back. During this whole time I was just waiting for the gun to go off since it was very apparent the officer wasn't familiar with 1911's. I only ask since I've seen people who shoot regularly and have large collections not know how to safely operate some firearms just because they weren't familiar with that particular gun.</p><p></p><p>I stood at the tailgate of my truck for the rest of the stop with my unloaded EMP sitting on the driver's seat. When the stop was over (got a verbal warning about a tail light being out) he told me to not load my gun again until I was home. I'm going to admit here that I ignored that particular order.</p><p></p><p>It just seems to me that the safest way to secure a handgun is just to remove it from the person, I know of at least 4 instances where experienced shooters had accidents while unloading a pistol (3 were detonations and 1 forgot to remove the magazine, just racked a new one in and bam). Unloading the gun and other fiddling just seems to be tempting fate when a loaded gun away from anyone is pretty inert.</p><p></p><p>If this sounds like bashing I apologize, only wanted to ask a question.</p><p></p><p>GT</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technetium-99m, post: 1556032, member: 3615"] Michael, I've got a question as it relates to physically securing someones handgun, this is not a bash or an argument about it's legality, I'm sincerely curious. How does the typical officer handle a firearm they are not familiar with? I've only had my carry gun taken during a stop once. The officer asked me out of my truck and told me to put my EMP on the seat muzzle away from him then back away from it. He walked up to it, dropped the mag then tugged on the slide for 10-15 seconds. I told him he had to push the safety lever down before the slide could be pulled back. During this whole time I was just waiting for the gun to go off since it was very apparent the officer wasn't familiar with 1911's. I only ask since I've seen people who shoot regularly and have large collections not know how to safely operate some firearms just because they weren't familiar with that particular gun. I stood at the tailgate of my truck for the rest of the stop with my unloaded EMP sitting on the driver's seat. When the stop was over (got a verbal warning about a tail light being out) he told me to not load my gun again until I was home. I'm going to admit here that I ignored that particular order. It just seems to me that the safest way to secure a handgun is just to remove it from the person, I know of at least 4 instances where experienced shooters had accidents while unloading a pistol (3 were detonations and 1 forgot to remove the magazine, just racked a new one in and bam). Unloading the gun and other fiddling just seems to be tempting fate when a loaded gun away from anyone is pretty inert. If this sounds like bashing I apologize, only wanted to ask a question. GT [/QUOTE]
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