All very valid points. I purchased my first Glock in 1986. A Glock 17. At first the "safety/trigger" system concerned me. I would keep the gun unchambered until ready to fire it. I did this for maybe 3 years. I was genuinly worried about having a safety ON THE TRIGGER...WOW. But then I grew accustomed to it when I purchased my second glock, a Glock 19. Now I own several Glocks and the "trigger safety" still concerns me but I do carry with a round chambered. The issue of finger on trigger equals bang did become more apparent to me after owning Glocks. In that aspect, Glock made me a safer firearm owner.Liberty wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:24 amThis incident is a series of errors, as in a lot of accidental shootings if you remove any one of a series of issues the boy would still be alive.LDP wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:37 pmThat is exactly why I am a strong advocate of grip safety or manual safety. Pulling on the trigger alone could really happen accidentally, as witnessed in this tragic event.03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:38 pm My bet is that somehow a finger or something resembling a finger accidentally got in the trigger guard and pulled the trigger.
We are humans, we make mistakes. Admitting it is the first step toward safety. The next step is to learn from our mistakes and ensure they don't happen again. Hence my preference of more than 1 safety mechanism. But that is just my personal preference, YMMV.
Carry the gun in a good holster and it won't fall out.
If you are going to horseplay disarm your self.
Never ever grab at a falling gun.
If this was a gun with a real safety and a long double action first trigger this wouldn't have happened.
I'm not saying that no one should ever carry a Glock, but if they do they should really pay attention to their carry method. Mexican carry with a Beretta P92 to check your mailbox is not as risky as doing so with a Glock or similar striker-fired weapon. Safeties aren't that complicated to operate and people who find them too confusing to operate probably will have issues operating the trigger and controlling the muzzle. Yes, the real safety is the safety between our ears, but when it comes to being safe a backup plan is always a good idea. Being safe isn't a one item fix, it's built on layers. Those familiar with occupational safety will understand that engineered controls are better administrative controls.
I sure wish they would start selling affordable traditional DA/SA complete with hammer and safety again. It's been years since I've bought a new handgun. Seems it's only the hi-price European models that are available and the costs drive the novice away.
