Is 'Thus, in modern parlance, when a person goes off half cocked (or at half cock ), he or she is not in control of the situation.' a logical precursor to the hypothesis 'Half cocked has not always meant out of control.'
Thus, in modern parlance, when a person goes off half cocked (or at half cock ), he or she is not in control of the situation.###Half cocked has not always meant out of control.