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I wont call Glock inexpensive. In USA maybe. Where I live on legal market it costs almost 3x more than other alternatives.I did not know it is called Israeli carry but after quick googling I confirmed that. Bad surprise for me as I don't like jews at all.

Where I live the gun laws were inherited from ussr. As civilians was not allowed to have weapons then the police was developing the laws and carry rules. The basic rules and safety practices were developed with very limited weapon models in circulation. For semi-auto pistols they were TT-33 and Makarov PM. Few had Margolin or Luger/Parabellum P08 so he rules were adopted for TT-33 that have no safety mechanisms at all.It have relatively simple construction with straight blowback. It is reliable because of simplicity. Steel quality is great. It is more easy to conceal than TT-33 and in modernized PMM configuration have double stack magazine. Now the bad things. Trigger pull is heavy and many shooters who are not specially trained for this pistol raise or lower barrel when shooting. This trigger pull with relatively low caliber to barrel length ratio is why Makarov have very bad reputation on accuracy. In reality he accuracy is adequate for close-combat and comparable with similar 9mm guns. The 9x18mm is too weak against anything wearing body armor. There are reports of Makarov failing to penetrate winter clothing at longer distance. After dissolution of ussr Makarov was used as a standard gun to police officers. But the TT-33 was absolute favorite for russian mob because of armor piercing ability with even standard FMJ rounds.I absolutely agree. Bitcoins are such unique and amazing technology that it gives multiple smart ways to deal without unnecessary danger. Not worth to risk for 5% price difference to MtGoatse price.

P.S. this video http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=832_1385113019 where the teenager at 0:45 pulls out TT. He risked his balls by carrying with chamber loaded (the half-cocked safety is extremely unreliable).

The Glock? It's a tank. It's extremely reliable, durable, and safe. It's also extremely easy to maintain. There are some tests on the internet showing off it's reliability (one where a glock is fired after being buried for several years, one where a glock is fired after being thrown from a helicopter, et cetera). Almost every police station in the US uses Glock pistols. You could call it "the AK of pistols". It's also inexpensive, like the AK.

I carry with one in the chamber, the holster protects the trigger. If you don't want the gun to fire, don't touch the trigger. That's all the safety I need. What you described is what we in the states call "Israeli carry", where you need to rack the slide to fire the gun. I think if you life depends on it, you don't want to take the time to rack the slide.

On a similar note, I read a story (dunno if it was true or not) about a guy carrying a 1911 "cocked and locked" who was shot in the hand. Thanks to the damage to his hand the grip safety on the 1911 would not engage and he had difficulty firing back at the attacker. Now, that is probably a 1 in a million situation (being shot in the hand), but it must have sucked. I do love shooting a 1911, it has a wonderful trigger and is extremely accurate, but for self-defense I still choose Glock.

I hear that the Makarov 9mm is a fairly decent, cheap pistol, but I've never fired one.

I agree about the localbitcoins situation. There are so many different ways to prepare to make the exchange extremely easy and safe. Obviously meeting in a busy coffee shop or something is a smart choice. I've sold a few things through Craigslist over the years, and it's always smart to take precautions when dealing with random people initially contacted on the internet. If they want to meet in a dark alley at midnight, you might want to reconsider, no matter how good the deal is!

If someone breaks into your house, and if you kill him you will probably go to jail here too.

I love guns, I wish I could have one, but no, in my country there are only 3 types of people who have guns.
1. Law enforcement, private security and similar
2. Corrupt politicians and businessmen who bribe to get a licence
3. Criminals

According to this corrupt law if someone breaks into your home, attacks you and you kill him - you go to jail.

Are you serious?

I'd rather remain unprotected.

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I won't do any kind of business with bitpop. That's for sure.

You are carrying gun with chambered cartridge and relying on safety mechanisms to prevent accidental shot? How reliable is that? As I'm most experienced with ussr-made weapons I always keep the chamber empty but with safety in position to fire. All I need in emergency is to pull the slide and I'm ready to fire. The safety levers for some guns are in positions that are hard to reach with one hand while holding the gun. But the slide can be pulled with one hand against your leg or any other surface if you are attacked and your hand grabbed. Believe me, the enemy is trained to grab your hands first.

But when trading on localbitcoins why not arrange a payment amount and address by online means then create a raw transaction by bitcoin-qt or armory, print it out on piece of paper before going to meet in-person. Get your money and exchange for the raw transaction that can be broadcast on network. Meet in public places so you could not be attacked so easily.

I would much rather see him waste his time in prison than killing him. How would people learn otherwise, if there is an easy way out?

yes, stealing is bad.
Killing is worse.
Torturing and killing is even worse.

In scenario you are imagining you are the bad guy and "he" is the good one.

I agree. I dislike people who steal so much, unless your a bank.

Indeed, since I believe the definition of "cock" typically includes "hammer", a part which Glocks do not have!

If we are being less semantically precise, we could say that the Glock is "cocked" after you've racked the slide. Otherwise we have to say things like, "The striker is in the ready to fire position."

More info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-automatic_pistol#Cocking_modes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_action

Regarding the OP: I am always within hand's reach of some kind of firearm. A pistol's only purpose is to fight your way back to your rifle.

I am thinking to bring a drone for all my safety and its better then these guns of bitpop 

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If you're cocking a Glock, it's not a Glock.

I always keep 1 glock in my car, 1 in my bathroom taped under the sink, 1 in the kitchen on top of the fridge, and a shotgun taped under my bed.

Good to be in MERICA!

Come fuck with me

so you're saying your cold storage is all in one place? hmm vaary interristink

I prefer tanks and explosives since they're far more effective, cheap and easier to make yourself, any bombs out there that terrorists use you could easily figure out how to make from stuff in a hardware store, you Americans have this weird obsession with guns

I'm pretty sure bringing illegal firearms to a sting operation falls into the "not helping your case" category.