Point gun at your head for 2 hours?

[CharlesMorrison]

I trust my guns implicitly. I have had many guns over the 25+ years an not a single instance of "self discharge".

[devcon]

Firearms are inherently dangerous but our job as gun owners is to make them as safe as possible while still usable quickly if the need arises. Is it possible for a mechanical device to fail...sure or mechanics wouldn't charge people $100+ an hour to work on their cars. However, In over three decades of gun ownership I have never had a single one of my firearms spontaneously fire by itself. That being said, all of the guns I've heard about that supposedly fired by themselves were due to the owner modifying the action themselves and not knowing what they are doing...you can't fix stupid. In short, I trust my guns with my life but I would not point one at my head for two hours. Murphy has a bad way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. As for being seated and the muzzle is pointing at someone, time for a different type of holster. IWB or OWB so unless I'm sitting like Mork (yikes...I'm getting old), it won't be pointing at anyone unless there's a reason.

[NickFro]

@s&amp 69? Automatic transmission shifted itself out of park?

[jg1967]

I do trust a holstered gun to be 100% safe, yes. If I wasn't I would not know much about guns and certainly not own or carry any. If you can reference any case where a holstered gun sat on a table and just went off for no reason whatsorever with nobody pulling the trigger please go ahead.

Of course I do not point any gun at anybody if I can help it, that's basic safety rules.

No offense, but...

[JohnD13]

In the last 50 years, not one of my guns has taken a shot at me of it's own free will. I am no longer worried.

[wolf_fire]

Due to numerous times of hearing "Holster your weapons, going down range", I'm perfectly ok with that.

You see, the range masters and firearms instructors realize that a holstered weapon is just as safe as a disassembled weapon. That's why the command "holster your weapons, going down range" Again, this is only true if your holster covers the trigger as any good holster will do. I've seen some horrific holsters that allow you to shoot from them. I personally think they are an egregiously horrible idea. But to each his own.

Would I want to do what you asked, no, because my arm would get REALLLLLLY tired, not because I would think that it could go off. If your holster gives no access to the trigger, how in the world will it go off?

If you are worried about cardinal rule #2 "never let the muzzle cross over or point at anything you are not willing to destroy", you have to realize that that is a "gun handling" rule, not a holster rule. I won't even HANDLE a training pistol and cross over or point at people. But in your holster, especially with so many ways to carry, you will be pointing or crossing over at someone at some time.

If you are truly this sheepish about your carry method when you sit down, you need to rethink a new carry method. Because you certainly do not want to be nervous while you are carrying, you want to be as calm and alert as possible.

I hope this helps.

[BravoSierra2012]

I see what you're saying. You're saying that your holster aims your gun forward while you're seated, and thus is pointed at the head of the person in front of you at the theater? My gun WILL NOT discharge just because it feels like it, but I can see your point. If it really bothers you, go to the bathroom and take that round out of the chamber. Personally, however, I wouldn't worry about because I don't slouch and my gun is pretty much pointed straight down whenever I'm seated.

Exactly! Thank you

Jesus man. If you would have said I carry in my pocket and I was thinking if the person in front of me at the theatre would be concerned that they are in my sights or if they felt safe.... Something to that effect I wouldn't have jumped to criticism. Everyone speaks differently but reading between the lines only causes confusion if the lines themselves are interpreted as gibberish. Sorry about the misunderstanding

[CharlesMorrison]

Maybe the OP wasn't meaning weapon malfunction but instead, bullet malfunction.
I know that some ammo can be quite squirrely.

[The_Outlaw]

An earlier post got me thinking.
DISCLAIMER: I am not asking anyone to do this under any circumstances, it is foolish and if you do decide to do it and something happens it is your own fault. I will not be held liable for anything in this post!
Is there anyone here who would willingly place their loaded handgun with one in the chamber inside of a holster, and then have the gun pointing at their head for two hours? (About as much time as it takes to watch a movie).
Just how much do you trust the fact that a gun (mechanical device) in a holstered condition 100% safe?
I am trying to figure out just how sheepish I am about the situation. I personally would NOT be willing to do this. Thanks

Surely you cannot be serious.........~SMFH~

[Deserteagle]

Surely you cannot be serious.........~SMFH~

And stop calling me Surely!