When You Pick Up A Gun, Always Do This No Matter What

About this video

Colion recounts a friend’s close call with an assumed-unloaded firearm and uses it to emphasize his core lesson: always physically verify chamber status, never assume. He describes his own ingrained safety habit of dropping the magazine and racking the slide every single time he picks up a gun, regardless of how recently he handled it. Colion argues that this automatic verification routine serves as a critical safeguard against negligent discharges, even when memory or assumptions fail.

Key takeaways

• Colion teaches never to assume a firearm’s status—always confirm by dropping the magazine and racking the slide, even if you handled the gun moments before
• According to Colion, ingraining this verification habit into muscle memory creates a subconscious safety layer that protects against human error and forgotten loaded chambers
• Colion explains that firearm safety rules work as overlapping safeguards: breaking one rule may not cause harm, but breaking two simultaneously creates dangerous conditions

Episode details: published October 29, 2023 · 6:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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