All guns have safeties, it is located in the same spot on all guns, right between the ears of the user.
If you carry a gun with no round chambered you have nothing more then a expensive paper weight.
ouch..... paperweight?!?!? i think this is arm chair tactics myth
a lil off topic but yeah.... Israeli Draw method is about as safe as a klutz can carry. Especially when your catching objects like chairs, counter tops, or doors. The primer cap is pretty much flash powder and is sensitive to impact, not just to the firing pin in your gun. this is why you change your carry rounds every so often right??
but either way better to cover thy backside then have have something go terribly wrong. ever hear of the term going off half cocked??
Your argument as to no round in the chamber is a matter of like .01 secs with proper training...we all should practice safe handling of our firearms i believe...
this ain't the wild west but even then they didn't have the hammer over a round in the cylinder. but depends on your gun though. a 1911 is very safe like 4 safeties. glock has a trigger safety and that's about it. looked into both and chose 1911 because it has a firing pin safety that blocks it from moving.
for those that like Mexican carry, hehehe, if that person had thought of this he would still have his privates.
the more accepted method
me personally i rather not have one chamber till after 'the interveiw' or upon draw for 'eminent threat'. otherwise those that i care about are much safer. like if they pick up my gun not knowing these one in the chamber. it takes less than a second by someone ignorant to kill another person. (ooo looookie.... shiney..... bang! THUD..... comes to mind) time and time again i have heard this story from around our great nation of family members or friends getting shot by accident probably from 'one in the chamber' mentality. Heaven forbid the 'bad guy' gets your gun from your holster at least you know it won't go off in your face the first time he pulls the trigger. (yes in under 10 feet a LEO has no chance to get there gun out and shoot at an inmate running with a machete/knife. they train a lot... i don't... there has been a study in high speed camera on it, i think it was on the history channel. ten feet is around three steps for me.)
a gun is just a tool to protect myself and put some meat on the table, its also something to very careful with.
Jon