What I'm saying is that if the argument is we are fallible and should make all decisions based on our fallibility then I question whether or not we should carry in the first place. At some level we all rely on our training to offset our own potential for failure. I can assure you that people shot themselves and others through negligence long before Glock came onto the market. Finding the difference in rates when information is so much more readily accessible now than before isn't super easy.
I’m sure they have. I wasn’t saying Glock-type pistols were the only ones you could have an oops moment with but in my opinion, they sure make it a lot easier. Especially when people do trigger jobs on them and soften up the trigger even more than it was.
I don’t know what other brands of those pistols come with a similar device, but hence the reason why someone invented that gadget device that you can add to a Glock to make it a little more safer to holster.
I’ve trained with law enforcement. The notion that all of them are highly trained is as false as the notion that all civilians are not trained (and I can give the names of members of law enforcement that will agree with that).
Well no, and I wasn’t implying that all officers are “highly-trained”..... they should be in my opinion, but no, that wasn’t my implication. I was just pointing it out, because there are still mistakes made, even by law enforcement. Just like in Lethal Weapon 3; I know it’s just a movie but it could still happen to anyone and his character was a highly-respected officer of 20 years on duty. Not to mention the fact that he had a DA/SA Smith and Wesson 5906 that he blew a hole in the floor with in that scene in the locker room when he had his NA. And wasn’t even a Glock....lol.
My point was that the mechanical object couldn't stop my own lack of awareness. That was my point. Yes there are different causes for a ND, but the main route in all of them is negligence. Different forms of negligence sure, but negligence nonetheless.
I get it, but still- that ND could’ve very easily happened with any gun. I’m my opinion, I still think hammer-fired guns are a little safer, without the need for a manual safety. That’s why I ended up buying a new pistol recently that better fits what I’m used to and better capable with.
Some of the triggers of DA pistpls are twice as heavy. Some of them aren't, and many aren't after all of the mods that people like to do on DA triggers to make them easier to shoot (entire companies devoted to that effort). Again the argument comes down to a situation where 5-6 lb. isn't enough to stop the firearm from discharging but 10 lb. is.
My experience and my intuition is that isn't very common. My guess is it's even possible for someone holstering a DA pistol to have an ND in the process. How much less likely than say a Glock I don't know.
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You’re right, it doesn’t. See my comment again about ole Murtaugh’s ND in Lethal Weapon. If done correctly, with no finger on the trigger and a thumb riding the backside of the hammer, that probably wouldn’t have happened.
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