I don't think anyone in this thread disagrees with you on this. Keep in mind that your point is orthogonal to the topic of whether you should have a round in t

I don't think anyone in this thread disagrees with you on this. Keep in mind that your point is orthogonal to the topic of whether you should have a round in the barrel or not. Everything you say here applies to both cases. (Well, OK, there's a tiny marginally higher chance of accidentally shooting yourself).