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One of the things I have decided to do is check the chamber every time the weapon enters or leaves my hand. Pulling it out of the lockbox? Check the chamber. Handing it to a friend? Check the chamber. Setting it down at the range after emptying a magazine and the slide is now locked open on an empty mag? Check the chamber. Picking it up at the range after reloading the magazine? Check the chamber.
Between this and pressing the "turn signal off" button on my motorcycle every time I go through an intersection, I am slightly less stupid.
Wait, what? How is this not normal practice? I'm Norwegian, don't own a gun, but I started shooting at the local gun range when I was 12. First thing we were thought was to ALWAYS check the chamber when a gun entered or left your hand. It was the same in the military.
I own a start gun, and even though it's been in my costume box, and I'm out of bullets, I check the chamber. Ever fucking time. My friend said I was dumb that I did it that way - I told him gun safety is no joke, and continue checking the chamber for a start gun.
Because this is absolutely what you should do, and you should still handle it like it was loaded even after doing this.
This should be everyone's practice, every single time. Good on you for making the commitment to doing this. This is what I do as well, I'm a bit OCD about it.
I'm also a bit OCD about turning off my motorcycle blinker as well, lol.
Beyond that just always constantly without fail treat every gun as if it were loaded. Never point one at anything you don't want to shoot, period. That is the safest way to handle firearms.