"Gotcha Covered"......tell the truth!

[nuparadigm]

Yes, my IWB allows the cover of a small portion of my hip.

[phddan]

My horizontal shoulder rig, self explanatory.
My ankle rig, I cross my legs (the manly man way ) all the time.

Dan

[Dirt Dauber]

Flint, I voted yes after checking even on the night stand at night it's possible to cover someone at sometime. Good poll question. makes you aware of muzzle direction even after weapon is secured.
DD

[NcongruNt]

Even if you point it at the ground, you could be covering someone on the floor below.

Depends on where you are. Where I live, the floors are solid concrete, even on the second floor.

[kw5kw]

it is practically impossible not to cover people at times.

one here said he placed his weapon in the console pointed to the rear... how about the person in the vehicles behind your pickup, you have the weapon pointed at them.

[flintknapper]

Even if you point it at the ground, you could be covering someone on the floor below.

Depends on where you are. Where I live, the floors are solid concrete, even on the second floor.

This is a valid point and should be considered...as well as brick walls.

My own exterior walls would allow for a bullet to exit the house. The only thing it could hit though..would be one of the horses.

(not a good thing for the horse)

[austin]

I keep my finger off the trigger. Imagine that.

[NcongruNt]

Even if you point it at the ground, you could be covering someone on the floor below.

Depends on where you are. Where I live, the floors are solid concrete, even on the second floor.

This is a valid point and should be considered...as well as brick walls.

My own exterior walls would allow for a bullet to exit the house. The only thing it could hit though..would be one of the horses.

(not a good thing for the horse)

I take this in consideration in my home. The exteriors are brick, which covers about 180 degrees in my apartment. When I lay my pistol down for the night, the trajectory of a bullet exiting the muzzle would have to penetrate 2 layers of metal/porcelean of the tub and possibly the toilet in the bathroom, then 2 sets of cabinetry in the kitchen, not to mention the 3 walls it would have to go through as well before entering a neighbor's apartment. I'm relatively confident all of that barrier material would stop a 9mm bullet.

All of that said, the gun is never going to "go off" unless the trigger is pulled. In this specific case, that would mean both manually thumbing off the safety and deliberately pulling the trigger.

I do make sure to consciously know precisely what is a relatively safe backstop and what is not in my apartment, were the need to arise to use my weapon. The ceiling and floor are both solid concrete, and the exterior walls are brick.

I answered the poll before I fully understood what you were getting at, so I answered no. In retrospect, it should have been yes, in the scope of your question.

The only time a modern gun is going to discharge when carried in a proper holster is when handled improperly (or properly, if it's a defense situation), or if the gun has been compromised mechanically and is unsafe. I'm guessing this is what you are getting at. It seems a common belief that guns "go off" on their own, when in reality there is a very specific set of deliberate actions that need to be taken for a weapon to discharge. A mechanically sound, properly holstered handgun is safe.

My gun does not cover me or anyone else in its holster (OWB, some forward cant), and it certainly will not be pointing at someone (except a threat) when drawn. It stays in the same holster when I'm driving, and when stowed in the vehicle lockbox, it is surrounded by sufficient gauge metal in the seat base to stop a handgun round. The few exceptions I can think of involve someone standing very close behind me, or upstairs in a house/building with wood flooring only.