Rule Clarification: When can a non-Gunfighter have two loaded guns in hand?

[Anita Margarita]

This is a significant change in the rules that was announced at the Winter Range TG meeting. It is evidently in effect now, but is not in the rule books yet. 

Old rule - SHB Page 14 states;  "The Gunfighter, Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter, and B-Western Categories are the only categories that allow two loaded revolvers ―in hand at the same time." (emphasis added)

ROI Page defines "Revolver in hand – when the muzzle of the revolver clears the mouth of the holster, or breaks contact with a prop upon which it was staged."

This has been changed!  The new rule allows a shooter to have both loaded revolvers out of leather as long as neither is cocked.  This allows double duelists who accidentally draw both pistols at the same time, or who draw their second pistol before finishing the string with the first pistol, to correct the error by reholstering the pistol as long as it is done before either gun is cocked. 

I know this rule used to strike fear into GFs opting to shoot DD occasionally (Mongo...), so this is probably a good change.

Here is the SASS thread:  http://www.sassnet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/260438-shooting-out-of-category/

Pale Wolf's posts are here:  http://www.sassnet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/260438-shooting-out-of-category/&do=findComment&comment=3389076 

and here:  http://www.sassnet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/260438-shooting-out-of-category/&do=findComment&comment=3389458

[Tombstone]

As Anita Margarita has pointed out this is a slight rule change that allows a shooter to re-holster a revolver if if both are inadvertently pulled as long as neither pistol is cocked
If you cock one pistol while you are trying to holster the second one you get the out of category call. In hand is still defined as pistol barrel outside leather or loosing contact with prop if staged on a prop.

[TN Mongo]

This is a great rule change!  The old interpretation of the rule certainly led to a catastrophic train wreck for me.