I remember when police departments started going from revolvers to semiautomatic pistols. NDs were common with many different brands of guns.
And those hammer fire gun with the decockers . I remember where an officer decocked his Sig, removed the mag and proceeded to shoot a hole through the table.
I can tell you this. I have carried, fired and cleaned many guns over the years. I’ve carried Glocks for the last 18 years. Never once have I pulled the trigger without checking to see it the chamber was cleared, unless I was firing the gun. Yes people make mistakes. But for the ones that forget to clear the chamber and end up shooting someone, or something important, they made more then one mistake.
The rules are simple. Drop the mag. Clear the chamber. Point in safe direction and pull the trigger.
But we still see people get all worked up about guns that have to be dry fired vs those that don’t, to disassemble.
I feel that it’s about the same as those that get worked up over manual safeties on striker fire guns.
The answer is simple for both. There are many different guns on the market. Pick the one that fits your needs and skill sets.
I own several Polymer frame striker fire guns, three of which are M&Ps. Having to have to move the sear lever down does insure that you remove the magazine and pull the slide to the rear. But to me, it just one more part to break on a gun. Oh! Don’t try and put the slide back on the gun if the sear lever gets bumped back up while cleaning.
Now don’t think that I’m putting down the M&P. It happens to be my favorite polymer frame striker fire pistol.
Here are just some of the polymer frame striker fire pistols I own.
Having a gun that I have to decock before It can be disassembled is no big deal for me. For some people this is scary, for some it’s just a concern, and for others it’s a dislike. But for what ever reason, if a gun that has to be decocked is not for you, just but one that doesn’t require it.