There is not a more safe production hand gun on today's market than the standard 1911.
It has a mechanical safety, . . . a grip safety, . . . and no one's finger on the trigger.
I ask you, . . . what more do you want?
A revolver CAN fire a round with a simple pencil inserted against the trigger, . . . yes it is difficult, . . . but it is IMPOSSIBLE with a properly operating 1911 that is cocked and locked.
Yes, people who are not familiar with the 1911 platform can be intimidated by it, . . . but if one really should be intimidated, . . . take a look at a Glock or a Springfield XD that does not have a grip safety. THOSE are dangerous pieces of handgun hardware, . . . compared to all the rest.
But, . . . to each his own, . . . that is what makes a horserace.
May God bless,
Dwight