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[–] 19305289? ago 

When I was an active duty Marine, it meant, one in the chamber, safety engaged. The saying may have originated when guns had external locks, but I don't really know.

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[–] 19305539? ago 

I need to make a correction, we didn't say cocked and loaded, we said, cocked and locked.