I should have been more clear: if you're going to carry a firearm on your person, regardless of concealed or open, it should always have a round in the chamber.

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OJFord 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

That may be your rule, for all I know it's the USAF's rule, but it's not the British Army's, and it doesn't seem logical to me in a military context.

(I probably agree with you in the context of 'out in public and have decided you need a firearm', just not 'on a friendly military base and carrying a firearm as a matter of course rather than any acute reason'.)

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aerostable_slug 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

The Royal Marines of 43 Commando guarding the nukes at Faslane have loaded weapons.

The Security Forces at the base in question guard strategic nuclear weapons. The other USAF command most concerned is USAFE, where the threat of terrorism against a USAF facility is greater than in the mainland US.

	▲	OJFord 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, there are scenarios. Article describes a classroom or briefing type situation though, it's holstered but on the desk. This is not someone on duty guarding anything.

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curt15 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The Israelis famously don't do this except for some special forces. Various videos put out by the IDF demonstrate racking the slide as they draw their weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swveA-_1dus