MedWheeler
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I'm betting there will be a mod along soon with something along the lines of "I think this one is done"...
(...and, no, I'm not gonna be the one to fetch him.)
(...and, no, I'm not gonna be the one to fetch him.)
all this makes me rethink my clip holster. nah, ill just keep my finger off the trigger.
Not a valid comparison. Seat belts & airbags are not designed to prevent a car from starting. A grip safety is designed to prevent a gun from firing.This is complete garbage. There has never been one case of an XD failing to fire because of the grip safety. If grip safeties were dangerous, why are they still on 1911's after a hundred years of use?
I think that Glock fanboys should remove the seat belts, airbags and every other safety feature on their cars because they are all points of failure that could cause an accident.
Unfortunately, the ATF made a gross mistake in classifying the Glock's hinged trigger as a safety device, thereby clearing the way for a whole generation of firearms that are significantly less safe to carry than the ones that came before.
Drop safe != functionally safe. There's a huge difference, and you know it. Just because my car has airbags in case I crash doesn't mean it also doesn't need brakes to help me keep from crashing. Not saying a person should rely on their safety, but there should be a way to render a loaded firearm safe so that an unintended trigger pull will not necessarily discharge it.Ah, so you haven't detail stripped a Glock or bothered to learn about the platform before ranting about it. Your belief that the plastic hinge is the only thing preventing a Glock from firing.
Like I already said, it's not the best platform in the world, but it's popular for a few reasons. If you're careless or not comfortable carrying a striker fired weapon without a manual safety, don't.
But also don't share ignorant comments about things.
Remove the parking brake from a car and just tell the buyers to not park on an incline. See how well that goes over. Sure, the rollaway problem can be avoided if you "park correctly", but it shouldn't BE a problem and every other vehicle on the market has a means of preventing it.
With the exception of the non-safety version of the M&P, all other modern pistols have at least SOME safety device to protect against unintended actuation of the trigger. The XD has the grip safety, and all others have some combination of either a grip safety, manual safety, or a heavy double action trigger. Only the Glock and M&P have NO protections against unintended trigger actuation.Please...please...tell us what handgun is missing something that every other handgun on the market has.
We're all ears.
With the exception of the non-safety version of the M&P, all other modern pistols have at least SOME safety device to protect against unintended actuation of the trigger. The XD has the grip safety, and all others have some combination of either a grip safety, manual safety, or a heavy double action trigger. Only the Glock and M&P have NO protections against unintended trigger actuation.
The Glock and M&P are unique in that they're single-action semi-automatic pistols without ANYTHING preventing accidental trigger actuation.
Delude yourselves all you want. But Glocks started a slippery slope and many of the currently carried pistols are far more likely to have an unintended discharge than the ones that came before.
Originally posted by Jesse H:
Ah, so you haven't detail stripped a Glock or bothered to learn about the platform before ranting about it. Your belief that the plastic hinge is the only thing preventing a Glock from firing.
Carry, with a loaded chamber, a firearm that has a safety device that requires a separate movement to disengage a safety, and you risk being too late in firing.