Jay Baker: interesting real-life (horror) story. It's astonishing to me that there are LE agencies out there which do NOt allow their officers to carry a backup gun.
I've thought about this issue many times (I generally carry a Glock, but maybe soon a 1911). I wonder with the Glock, if you trained with and carried a Saf-T-Blok, that would be a good idea. It's a small plastic block that fits behind the trigger and is pushed out of the way on the draw. If the BG gunsnatcher doesn't know it's there, he'd be foiled in most cases, i bet.
I also like the safety on the new Steyr M9 & M40. It's an unobtrusive lever inside the trigger guard which can be pushed up and off with teh trigger finger, on the draw. If you're not familiar with the gun, you probably wouldn't figure it out quickly.
The 1911 design speaks for itself, but I'd guess more than a few bad guys might know how to operate it.
