re: Whittaker Guns S&W Shield

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With a gun like a shield not having a safety takes away all of those mental crutches

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No, no it doesn't. Or at least, shouldn't. If it does, someone's an idiot.

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See that causes inconsistency which greatly increases your chances of making a mistake thinking it's on when it's not or thinking it's off when it's on which makes it all the more likely for an accident or for you to mess up when under stress

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It's just like anything else, mental preparation and situational awareness. Something someone new to guns is going to work on anyway.

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Also if you are relying on your safety as a precaution for children(not saying you are) that's an even bigger problem.

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Again, I disagree. I follow every reasonable safety step under the sun. But having a safety is simply ONE more thing keeping my kid safe. And a safety is normally keeping a kid safe from negligence, or a mistake, on an adults part. I'm not perfect, and I havent done this yet, but I'll probably make a mistake someday that would put a gun within reach of a kid without fully realizing what I am doing. We all make mistakes on occasion.