We've gone to a couple. I'd like to go more tho. I'm real active with my kids and a pistol is hard to carry around sometimes. I would say 50% of the time I don't carry just keep it in the car.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend but to blame an unloaded gun for that persons death is nuts. Who's to say he/she would of got a got shot on a person or even hit them at that. I'm no better than anyone else, I just choose to defend myself in different ways. Who's to say your way is better...
I practice on a regular basis drawing from my holster and chambering (2-3 times a week). I personally think I'm more than capable of defending myself in hand to hand combat id use my pistol as a last resort. I for one have children and prefer to have a safe clear gun JUST IN CASE. I believe that...