I have often wondered about and have never had anyone explain to me what purpose a safety on the trigger of a handgun serves. As soon as your finger or anything else goes into the trigger guard, there is no longer a safety. (Yes, I know, finger out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot.) When I compare the operation of a handgun with a safety on the trigger to the operation of my Ruger P97 that has no safety, I see no difference. In both cases if you pull the trigger with your finger, the gun will fire. In both cases if anything accidentally gets into the trigger guard and exerts enough force to pull the trigger, the gun will fire. In neither case will the gun fire if the trigger is not pulled.
So what does that safety on the trigger buy you? One thing I could see is it gives the lawyers the ability to say "We have a safety." Is there any circumstance under which it would make the gun less likely to fire?
So what does that safety on the trigger buy you? One thing I could see is it gives the lawyers the ability to say "We have a safety." Is there any circumstance under which it would make the gun less likely to fire?