For law purposes, would having a chambered round be better than one that is not?

1. I picked up my gun and fired it at the intruder.
2. I picked up my gun, chambered it, and fired it at the intruder.
3. I picked up my gun, loaded the magazine, chambered it, and fired it at the intruder.

Wondering if lawyers would nit pick and say that since you decided to load it, it took you some time to think about what you plan on doing with it. Maybe even a super long stretch like you premeditated it by taking your time to load the weapon first.

Interesting observation.....sounds like some of this is going on with the Pistorious murder trial. With the Pistorious trail, even use of hollow points became a factor in the prosecution.

I think some of the premeditation factor will depend on local law and statutes. The same scenario defensive shooting in Hawaii will play out much differently in Texas.

Yeah, that's what you get for using one of them fancy new auto-repeaters.  Get a REAL handgun!

yeah, but then if an intruder was in my house, i'd have to put on jeans, cowboy boots, spurs, chaps, long sleeve shirt, bandana, vest, leather long coat, 10 gallon hat...
and by that time, i would be dead from the intruder

yeah, but then if an intruder was in my house, i'd have to put on jeans, cowboy boots, spurs, chaps, long sleeve shirt, bandana, vest, leather long coat, 10 gallon hat...
and by that time, i would be dead from the intruder

Don't lie MAC - you wouldn't put all of that on, it would just be the vest and chaps

I keed I keed 

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I fixed it for you

yup, that's how i sleep

oh, and a BIG holster

You guys made my day.  Have not had a good laugh for a while.

Six rounds in chambers of bedroom gun.  Always,

You guys made my day.  Have not had a good laugh for a while.

you should come to a GTG some time
we had 5.5 hours of stupid conversation just like this on saturday night
and an additional 3 hours last wednesday too

I fixed it for you

yup, that's how i sleep

oh, and a BIG holster

The first image that came to mind after I read this was the Blue Oyster Bar from the Police Academy movies.

 

I prefer to keep the gun "cold" with a mag handy & ready if needed.

I fixed it for you

haha you guys are too funny.

My home defense gun has a magazine in, but no round in the chamber. 

Six rounds in chambers of bedroom gun.  Always,

Make that 5 chambers full of gold dots for me    All 5 ready to follow the laser.

Don't lie MAC - you wouldn't put all of that on, it would just be the vest and chaps

I keed I keed 

ROFL   I was standing in line for malasadas and I just started laughing.  Super funny!

Don't lie MAC - you wouldn't put all of that on, it would just be the vest and chaps

I keed I keed 

:-)
 
STOP PUTTING PICTURES IN MY BRAIN!
 

Make that 5 chambers full of gold dots for me    All 5 ready to follow the laser.

Actually, for one of my carry guns, that's 100% true, too.  Including the laser.  Including the Gold Dots.

Lasered J-frame always resides in either my coat or pants pocket when going out.  Ideal summer carry gun.  In the midst of changing the batteries in mine right now.

I only answered the thread question with respect to my in-the-house SD gun, a six-chambered revolvolator, even though the thread was directed toward them automagical guns.

Terry, 230RN

Of course, I wouldn't do it any other way. 

G19 w TLR-4 loaded and chambered in the nightstand. Full battle-rattle SHTF rifle loaded not chambered in the safe. Gonna get a shotgun soon and that will be loaded not chambered as well. 

The first image that came to mind after I read this was the Blue Oyster Bar from the Police Academy movies.

You guys know what is a Blue Oyster right? 

You guys know what is a Blue Oyster right? 

Ssssssshhhhh!!!!   onDay'tay owblay ouryay ecretsay!

Thanks for all the replies  Maybe I'll switch to a revolvolator for home defense 

Loaded mags and one round chambered in my SD/HD guns....they are just bricks or paperweights otherwise.....