Also, I see at the shop all the time a cultural factor that surely contributes to a greater likelihood of Glock owner-caused incident. The average thug who doesn't know a thing about guns generally has no clue what a 1911 is (probably thinks its the long-distance emergency number). But he sure knows what a Glock is, if only by name. So the population of 1911 owners is likely to include a smaller percentage of ignorant people.A-R wrote:As for NDs, it's a stretch to compare 1911s to Glocks in this regard because of sheer numbers (how many more police officers etc. use Glocks daily than 1911s?) and because of the change over that was made in law enforcement from revolvers with relatively heavy triggers (8-15 pounds vs. about 5-6 for a stock Glock) but still no external active safeties of any kind. And yes, I realize the US military used 1911s for 75 years, but it was not the primary weapon of many (most?) who carried it and and likely not subject to number of unholster/reholster repetitions as a LEO-used handgun.
Both guns are great tools in the hands of a skilled operator. It's just that Glock's name draws more of the unskilled.