Duty handgun question

[ATLDave]

but conventional wisdom seems to be that safeties should be avoided on duty guns.

CW is often stupid.

Do you grip the CZ such that you are riding the safety with you right thumb? And does the safety automatically get flipped down by taking your firing grip?

 

[autonomous]

Autonomous;
As a licensed and certified armed security guard in CA, you had to first pass a 14 hour training course (8 hrs. Classroom, 6 hrs. range) to get your Firearms License. I'm assuming you used your 75B to pass the range training part of the couse, so what did the instructor tell you as far as the proper condition of carry for your CZ, to comply with the California BSIS regulations? The way I'm reading the regs online, don't you have to engage the safety on a 75B to carry it legally? Since the 75B safety doesn't engage with the gun decocked, you might have to carry it Condition 1, cocked & locked to stay within the regs. So I would argue that in order to carry a CZ decocked, it might be a good idea to carry a "BD" model.

When I took the class the requirement of having a safety engaged wasn't really talked about. Most of the people and instructors were using Glocks, XDs and other guns without active safeties.

I looked over the summary of guard laws and didn't see anything.
http://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/guardgd.pdf

I also looked over the work book for the guard class and all I saw was

5.
Carrying the Weapon on Duty. (Transportation of Weapon)
In a safe area, inspect the firearm and ammunition for defects before going on duty.
When on duty, the firearm must remain properly holstered at all times. Do not
neutralize the safety features of the holster. Do not remove the firearm to show,
compare, or demonstrate the weapon or to threaten with it.
Note: PC 26030 (a)(10) allows a guard with a firearm permit and in uniform to carry a
loaded firearm while in direct route to and from their residence and place of
employment or to employer-required range training. A guard may not make any stops
while in route.

http://www.bsis.ca.gov/forms_pubs/firearms_manual.pdf

If you could send me a link to where you read the BSIS regulation that says safety must be on I would appreciate it. It sounds like something California would require.