Trump Is "Cocked & Locked" - Condition 0,1,2,3, or 4?:

President Trump is claiming that the US is  cocked and locked  to attack Iran following reported Houthi Yemeni drone attacks on two Saudi Aramco oil refineries.

I'm not going to write about these attacks or the Saudi attacks on Yemeni targets for years .. it's Trump that I'm interested in - as I doubt that moron has the slightest idea of what he says ..

The phrase he used possibly originates from the Colts M 1911 semi-auto pistols and was clarified into five possible carry 'conditions' by guru Jeff Cooper:

Condition 0 - Means the pistol is loaded with a round in the chamber and the hammer is cocked but safety not applied.

Condition 1 - Known as "cocked and locked" - means that a round is in the chamber, the hammer is cocked, and the manual thumb safety on the side of the frame is applied.

Condition 2 - A round is in the chamber and the hammer is down.


Condition 3 - The chamber is empty and hammer is down with a charged magazine in the gun.

Condition 4 - Pistol is UNLOADED. The chamber is empty, - hammer is down and no magazine is loaded in the gun.

- There has been plenty of debate about all four-plus-one ready options to carry .. they probably still get excited about that debate in bars all over USA .. But moi - I'm a Glock person anyway, like so many law enforcement organizations and defense forces world-wide .. meaning that the argument is a bit passé eh.

A 1911 has two manually operated safeties plus some holsters are designed with a leather holster strap that can be snapped into place between the cocked hammer and firing pin. - The debate as I've understood it centers around the speed of presentation balanced against perceived safety and the shooters best assurance should they loose control of their pistol and someone snatches it .. they will then be hoping that the criminal will be confused by the guns controls.

- Face it - even the American forces have mostly moved-on to Berettas .. are they now worried about how to holster-carry those?

That G19X 'Coyote Tan' Coloration Doesn't Look So Pink in Reality eh.

I do understand that the "cocked & locked" words can be applied to other styles of firearm.

Meanwhile - back in the jungle - we've got two "leaders nutters" Trump & UK's Johnston straining at their leashes and threatening to take destructive action that has zero benefit for ordinary folk's lives. Sighs.

Marty K.

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