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n5wmk wrote:

JJVP wrote:How about one of these.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/DeSantis ... RRWidgetID" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks scary - like an accident waiting to happen. Let's see....thread my middle finger through the round hole while I try to get my trigger finger in the right place, and have an awkward grip anyway. Might make a second shot difficult....

About as useful as a Getsmart shoe phone or Cone of silence.

MikeInTX wrote:My CHL course instructor(initials D.H.) taught my class in Feb. 2012 that one should not bother carrying a gun for protection if you put the safety on. His reasoning was you might not have time or remember to take it off safety in the heat of the moment. And of course he said to always keep a round in the chamber for the same reason. He said his gun I believe he said a 45 S&W had 5 safeties and would never accidentally discharge.

I strongly disagree with him and this guy that had the accident may have attended one of this instructors classes since he teaches in the DFW area..

1: I think your line of reasoning and your instructor are both flawed...

2: The gun in the article, assuming it is the gun involved has no safety to be individually, manually operated,, That talking head was wrong... as is anyone who makes a point based on this..."Lack of putting on the safety"

Using a gun with a manually manipulated safety not part of trigger or grip action is not inherently more or less safe,, either takes practice to be proficient.

Wither I carry a Colt 1911 with both a grip safety and a manually operated separate safety, or my XD with all integral safeties, or something else... they are all very safe, both very quick to deploy, and I will never "forget" to operate the manual safety if so equipped, because I practice...

I don’t forget to blow my nose, tie my shoes, or a million other things either, as I have much practice in doing them.

If a user is unwilling to practice with the gun they choose to carry, please choose not to carry and allow the police to respond and take the report for later investigation.