There is a reason that I don't carry with a round in the chamber. It is not because I am scared to have one in. I know my safety fundamentals, and I don't intend to ignore them.
With my job, I must, constantly, enter public buildings. Since I am in GA, there is no way I can carry inside. I must lock my firearm (currently in the glove box, but I am looking at safes) in the car before I go inside. This requires me to unholster, lock it up, take it out, and reholster it. This is extremely aggravating, but it must be done. Sometimes, I must do this multiple times in a single day. I am trying to minimize my chances of an AD by choosing to not chamber a round. A part of me really wants to carry with one in the chamber, but I am still apprehensive about it.
Because of this issue, I got to thinking about my girlfriend, as well. She is a teacher, and for months we have been talking about getting her a gun and permit. She drives 30 minutes away, through bad areas, in the country, with little or no cell phone reception. On school property, the gun must be in a locked compartment in her car, and she will require a CCP to do so. This means she would have to transfer the gun from her purse (she won't carry on her person) into a safe, or her glove box, on a daily basis. For her, we are looking at revolvers.
I could use some serious advice on these situations. What is the best coarse of action? Chamber a round, while knowingly, I will handle my gun on a daily basis? What about my GF? For some reason, revolvers seem less "scary" in this situation than an auto. Maybe it is because of the heavy trigger, but I feel that is just a mental thing.
So... What would you do?