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Leroy wrote:Unless of course your "domesticated dog" is a 130 pound Rottie...like mine!

Or you're walking a herd of these beasts. My TBone is the terrible master of all he surveys (of course is vision is down to about 3 feet now)

Edit: She Who Must Be Obeyed has called me twice about it. She's very tickled that the governor has the same caliber as her, but she doesn't need a laser sight for her shooting iron.

Keith B wrote:

Embalmo wrote:

UpTheIrons wrote:

chabouk wrote:So, he doesn't carry with one in the pipe?

Did he not have it in Condition One (or Condition Zero, since the LCP is DAO)? I must have missed that in the articles I read.

I didn't notice that either.

From the article:

"I holler and the coyote stopped. I holler again. By this time I had taken my weapon out and charged it. It is now staring dead at me. Either me or the dog are in imminent danger. I did the appropriate thing and sent it to where coyotes go," he said.

I am assuming that he meant he racked the slide to chamber a round.

Yeah i guess he don't carry it chambered huh?

Not having a round chambered works nicely when an animal is just looking at you, but for a moving threat, I've rather have one in the pipe. If he's got a CHL he should have been taught that is class.

Embalmo

Embalmo wrote:Not having a round chambered works nicely when an animal is just looking at you, but for a moving threat, I've rather have one in the pipe. If he's got a CHL he should have been taught that is class.

Embalmo

many don't agree with your synopsis. To each their own.

frazzled wrote:

Embalmo wrote:Not having a round chambered works nicely when an animal is just looking at you, but for a moving threat, I've rather have one in the pipe. If he's got a CHL he should have been taught that is class.

Embalmo

many don't agree with your synopsis. To each their own.

I don't agree!! Anyone not carrying one in the chamber has the wrong handgun and should replace with one that he is comfortable with.

There is no circumstance where an empty chamber in a semi-auto is justified.

frazzled wrote:

Embalmo wrote:Not having a round chambered works nicely when an animal is just looking at you, but for a moving threat, I've rather have one in the pipe. If he's got a CHL he should have been taught that is class.

Embalmo

many don't agree with your synopsis. To each their own.

You mean a lot of folks don't agree on having a round chambered? I would think they would really be in the minority.
If i have to yank mine out i don't want to be trying racking one in under a lot of stress that you would be under.
The way i look at it is split seconds could mean the differance.

Teamless wrote:Does this mean that when i am on walks with my dog(s), and carrying my weapon. A rattlesnake comes out, or a coyote comes out, can I shoot it too?

Country or isolated road/footpath, yes, city street I think not, but what are coyotes and snakes doing on city streets any how? (The two legged coyotes and snakes, huh?) I carry a Beretta Bobcat .22lr around on my property for shooting snakes, rats, etc. Does this mean I am under powered? Seeing as how the .380, some think, isn't enough lead to kill a coyote. Guess I will have to just make my shots, well placed, between the eyes.

Mike1951 wrote:

frazzled wrote:

Embalmo wrote:Not having a round chambered works nicely when an animal is just looking at you, but for a moving threat, I've rather have one in the pipe. If he's got a CHL he should have been taught that is class.

Embalmo

many don't agree with your synopsis. To each their own.

I don't agree!! Anyone not carrying one in the chamber has the wrong handgun and should replace with one that he is comfortable with.

There is no circumstance where an empty chamber in a semi-auto is justified.

I agree 100%. A friend of my is a CHL in Georgia and was in town a few weeks ago. When we went out he was *shocked* I carried one in the pipe. I told him I was shocked he didn't carry it loaded.

The bottom line is that there is no rational reasons to not have a round chambered; fear, unfamiliarity, or discomfort are not rational reasons.

Wow, I can SO see a future endorsement deal in Gov. Perry's future! Anyone who loves their dog is alright by me.

I have been debating getting a LCP for summer carry when I cannot carry the Glock 30 or LCR, this just might seal the deal for me.

Thanks gov!

Teamless wrote:Does this mean that when i am on walks with my dog(s), and carrying my weapon. A rattlesnake comes out, or a coyote comes out, can I shoot it too?

For the snake, you might have to use the necessity justification, but the coyote about to attack a domestic animal is specifically authorized in Health and Safety Code 822.013. Anyone seeing the attack is authorized to kill the coyote. It doesn't even have to be your dog.

austinrealtor wrote: , , , And someone wondered when the first saw the headline if Perry had shot a Mexican illegal immigrant smuggler

Well, you have to admit that would have generated a lot more media interest . . . especially if Perry made the same final comment as he did after dispatching the canid.

As far as what actually did happen . . . Governor, this one's for you:

Keith B wrote:

Embalmo wrote:

UpTheIrons wrote:

chabouk wrote:So, he doesn't carry with one in the pipe?

Did he not have it in Condition One (or Condition Zero, since the LCP is DAO)? I must have missed that in the articles I read.

I didn't notice that either.

From the article:

"I holler and the coyote stopped. I holler again. By this time I had taken my weapon out and charged it. It is now staring dead at me. Either me or the dog are in imminent danger. I did the appropriate thing and sent it to where coyotes go," he said.

I am assuming that he meant he racked the slide to chamber a round.

OK. I did see that. For some stoopid reason, I thought he charged the 'yote in an attempt to scare it off first, then dispatched it when it didn't run off.

I was under the impression you "charged" the magazine with rounds before you loaded the gun. Or do you load the magazine and then "charge" the gun by chambering a round?