Wow, there is a lot of fail in this thread. My favorite is 'My safety is between my ears'. So, does that apply to seat belts as well? If you can magically avoid accidental discharges, can you do that with cars or other stuff as well? I hate hearing that from otherwise intelligent people.
If you cannot figure out how to use a safety, you don't practice enough. If you practice a huge amount, and still cannot figure out how to use a safety, you should probably not carry a gun. A safety is not a combination lock that needs thought about on the draw. it is a natural action that is second nature with practice.
Why is it that the very same people that say they don't need to have a safety because of their huge brains are also the same ones that say you cannot have a safety because in a stressful situation, you cannot trust yourself to think properly? I can't imagine why someone would choose a gun with a long trigger pull and no safety when they can have a gun with a beautiful trigger and safety as well.
But, that's just me. Fortunately, we can carry however we want, If a safety makes you happy, have at it. If you cannot figure the darn things out, then there are guns for people like you too. The OP can probably guess by now that the issue of a thumb safety is a pretty charged topic.
If you cannot figure out how to use a safety, you don't practice enough. If you practice a huge amount, and still cannot figure out how to use a safety, you should probably not carry a gun. A safety is not a combination lock that needs thought about on the draw. it is a natural action that is second nature with practice.
Why is it that the very same people that say they don't need to have a safety because of their huge brains are also the same ones that say you cannot have a safety because in a stressful situation, you cannot trust yourself to think properly? I can't imagine why someone would choose a gun with a long trigger pull and no safety when they can have a gun with a beautiful trigger and safety as well.
But, that's just me. Fortunately, we can carry however we want, If a safety makes you happy, have at it. If you cannot figure the darn things out, then there are guns for people like you too. The OP can probably guess by now that the issue of a thumb safety is a pretty charged topic.