Accidental Discharge when OC/CC?

[Indy317]

Originally Posted by kingnereli

However, it is inaccurate to say that a gun without a safety has a speed advantage.

I carried an HK USP compact for a few years. I never had the safety on, because I carried the pistol on the job with the safety off. With my 10+ years of training via Glock style shooting, I am not sure I would feel comfortable having a safety on, as I never trained to flip it when I pull the gun (I have carried a Glock 22 the last five or so years now). Now, there were a few times I forgot my holster when I had the HK, and I would flip the switch then. It may or may not have been an issue, but since I didn't train with a safety on, it likely would have been a speed disadvantage to _me_. I would never carry a Glock without a holster, that is for sure.

In the end, I think people who _have_ to have a safety are funny, but I understand that some people just have a different security level than me. Like I said before, I have carried a Glock 22 for the last five years. I pretty much carry it everywhere, at work and off-duty. I have never had an ND and won't ever have an ND.

The way some people talk about Glocks, I should have already shot myself in the leg a few times and had the G22 blow up in my hand a few times as well!!

[Beau]

Originally Posted by Smitty506th

No such thing as an AD only ND

I disagree. I think mechanical failure would qualify as an AD. Or just some freak thing. For instance, a guy I talk to from another site was working on his pistol. He had the magazine sitting on the kitchen counter. His arm bumped the mag off the counter onto the kitchen floor. The round on top discharged. I think this would qualify as an AD.