I actually asked a veteran about that. Apparently it’s thought of as “escalation of force”. The physical act of loading a mag is your first visual warning. Chambering a round is the second visual warning. There is no third warning
The third is a warning shot.
To your center of mass.
Exactly!
Gunman comes up
"Hol up I need to chamber this mag to warn you."
Gets shot
But you know, what you said kinda sounded cool I guess, so yay?
From what I understand these types of policies come about as a response to an incident, like Kent State.
Sounds legit I'd take that as a warning something about the sound of a cartridge racking into a chamber that just says back the fuck up.
Indeed, the sound of a round being chambered is universal language.
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