If you get used to using a loaded chamber indicator isn't it possible that could promote a dangerous gun handling practice. After an ND you would think, "Gee, it said it was empty". What are your thoughts?
I'm sure any feature or safety can be misused and lead to improper handling.
For me, I was pleasantly surprised to get the LCI on my Glock, the ones I looked at before did not have one, or it wasn't exaplained to me, so when I received mine, I was suprised, but glad it had one.
What the LCI means to me. I don't look at it as a way to tell if the chamber's empty. If I'm going to handle the gun, let alone show it to anyone else, I'm going to remove the magazine, and open/empty the chamber, I haven't even been checking the LCI for that, or I should say I wasn't relying on it for that.
I've used the LCI to make sure it's loaded, not make sure it's empty, if that makes sense. Like, so far in practicing, or handling the gun in a tactically planning fashion. Drawing the weapon, or removing it from it's home, and moving about the house or whatever, still observing the 4 rules in the process. So if I imagined that there was a perceived threat where I have to remove the weapon, and pretending that I had stored or carried the weapon w/ one in the chamber, I check the LCI to make sure there's one in there, assuming that it's dark, or I can't take my eyes off my surroundings, etc., so that if I had to use it, I wouldn't be surprised w/ a click.
Whereas in general handling, I see no reason why you shouldn't manually check to ensure it's empty, but as you stated, you still treat it as if it's loaded, right?
Anyway, that's the logic I was using regarding the LCI, I'm sure others may have varying opinions...and I agree, you shouldn't take anything for granted
Regards,
Karz
