However, there are many revolvers out there that don't have a safety for a hammer that's fully cocked.
The only revolver I ever heard of that DID have a safety lever is the very short lived High Standard Crusader.
Failure to use the degree of care appropriate to the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another.
I find this rather interesting. A quick check of the Second College Edition of the American Heritage Dictionary (1982 -an actual
book) lists 3 definitions, and NONE of them refer to
any results of the negligent act.
In their definitions, there is NO requirement for anything to be harmed in order for an act (or failure to act) to be
negligent. Apparently, Yahoo thinks differently?
The presence of a mechanical safety does NOT prevent a negligent discharge. EVER. In some cases, the safety can actually contribute to a negligent discharge.
Do not fall into the trap of thinking that "negligent discharge" is equal to "accidential discharge". While there is a lot of overlap, they are not exactly the same thing. Accidents can happen without being the direct result of negligence. Likewise, negligence does not always result in an accident, although it often does.
The OP's question is essentially meaningless, because it is the PERSON, not the gun that causes negligent discharges. But if you must choose a gun type, as most likely, then I would vote for the semi auto, only because there are more things in the operation of a semi to be
negligent about.