The "appears to be loaded" part of the 911 call is probably due to -- from what I saw in the video -- the gun having a magazine  in it.

Of course one cannot tell whether or not that magazine is loaded. That part is an assumption, and it is an assumption that I would probably make as well.

If I were to carry an unloaded hand gun, I would probably carry it without a magazine in place. The reason being that if I had to load it quickly, I wouldn't be dropping the unloaded magazine out of the gun -- most likely onto a concrete surface -- and possibly damaging it.

But that's me.

Untll people stop selling thier morals and labor like prostitutes for fiat/beast/machine/corporation agendas we will never have human equality and people will fear "the man with a gun".  Animals act on insticnt not thought, so we must re-educate the animals to to think again.

Untill humanity is once again allowed to own property, protect itself and use a commodity based currency we will never be in control of ourselves.

Labor and intellect are our the only true forms of wealth http://indigenousamerican.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-whom-bell-tolls-meaning-of-wealth.html  and both are being taken.

By defination someone who has thier labor and intellect taken without consent is a slave.  Earth is a slave planet.

The suppression and control of every productive form of technology is the lynch pin to the system.  All right is taken in regard to the thing.  The thing created is subjugated to immense regulation for the primary purpose of profit and the coalesence of esoteric power.  This is by defiantion effecting the genetic influence of our evoultion.  Instead of technology liberting humnity it is being used as atool to enslave us slowly and with patience.

Its going to go very fast once the "scary men with guns" are gone that protect the Starbucks and corner grocer from the criminal/alien that WAS just about to rob the joint.   As long as our govt sells guns for profit criminals will always have guns.

Nah its no deterrent to crime not at all.

The only people that suffer if crime is removed from society are the police and the criminals. 

I think I see how this works in California....You aren't supposed to actually carry a loaded pistol. Instead, if you're accosted and your life endangered while your empty pistol is in your belt and you only have a couple seconds to react, you're just supposed to throw your unloaded pistol at the offender.  Because it sure as hell isn't good for anything else if you can't actually pull the trigger and here that familiar pop and drop the clueless fool who wants your wallet or your life.