Confederate said:
And researchers have found that cops often forget to disengage their safeties in such situations. So if clearing a house with other cops, what condition should their gun be in?
If cop are having a hard time remembering to disengage their thumb safety on their guns, they shouldn't be carrying those guns.
I they are carrying a DA/SA gun with a thumb safety engaged, they don't understand the correct usage of that thumb safety.
When clearing a house, DA/SA pistols should have their hammers lower to the starting point of their DA stroke and their safeties (if any) off. Their trigger fingers are on the frame at their "safe/index point"
A pistol capable of Condition 1 carry, should have their thumb safeties engaged. The thumb safety comes off only after a target has been positively identified and the decision to shoot has been made. If there is no need to shoot, the safety goes back on as the finger comes off the trigger and returns to it's
index point on the frame. The safety is always engaged when moving between positions, even if shots have been fired.
(I've experimented with my autos and with a number of Glocks and the force required to discharge them. I found that the Glocks discharge much easier than the others. The trigger safety had no effect. In fact, because there was no take-up in the trigger, Glocks were easier to discharge. I tried tripping them all and my S&Ws were the most difficult to trip. The Glocks were the easiest.
You seem to be comparing the triggers of decocked DA/SA pistols to a striker fired Glock...that is an apples to oranges comparison
For your example, a like kind comparison, would be a cocked DA/SA pistol and the partially cocked Glock
BTW: If there is no takeup on your Glock trigger, it isn't set to factory spec. Of the last 6-7 Glocks I've fired, not only was there quite a bit of takeup, but there was a "hump" in the travel before letoff that had to be overcome
So my question is, why is it reckless to go into harm's way with cocked hammers and not reckless to go with Glocks that are more susceptible to discharging?
As stated above, because you're confused concerning your perception of the pressure on the trigger required for like condition triggers