Do Glocks have safeties?

[protective measures]

Glocks have 3 safeties... 2 are passive, 1 is manual.
The majority of professionals in Law Enforcement & the firearms industry carry them for a reason.

Modern firearms such as the Glock & other imitators are easier to use under stress since the operator doesn't have to work through a complicated manual safety to make the firearm operable.

Your car may have the best brakes known to man... but that doesn't make you a safe driver.

Just because a gun has a safety doesn't make the person who owns it safe with that gun.

Every top school & Instructor that I know of & have trained with emphasizes learning to follow the 4 cardinal safety rules which are universal & work with EVERY single firearm in existence, instead of using a manual safety as a crutch for bad habits.

 

[DaveTheMinion]

Montey makes great points, but one thing I would like to add is that when glock was promoting to multiple departments, when questioned, am officer could not remember the condition of their weapon. Some safeties fail and others like the Beretta go limp. When high stress causes fine motor skills to decline, unless you train heavily deactivating your safety, it can cost you your life.

 

[DixieDoug]

What is so complicated about a safety?

 

[DaveTheMinion]

What is so complicated about a safety?

How much do you actually practice deactivating your safety? Is it only when your at the range, or every mag change, every holster draw? Its not that a safety is complicated, its that in a high stress fight or flight situation, your mind doesn't operate the same as a calm environment. You don't have the complex thought processes so you have to rely on what's called muscle memory. When split seconds count and you draw your weapon Ans squeeze only to realize the safety is on, it could cost your life, as demonstrated here.

This was done using airsoft and a plastic knife, notice he didn't get a shot off. Why?

 

[Powderdry]

When The rules of safety properly used you don't need that garbage.

Yes but all it takes is one mistake. If I left a glock where my 2 year old nephew could get to it he could pull the trigger, I am not saying I am irresponsible with my guns but I know I am human. A Safety takes one more level of humanity out of it.

 

[Powderdry]

How much do you actually practice deactivating your safety? Is it only when your at the range, or every mag change, every holster draw? Its not that a safety is complicated, its that in a high stress fight or flight situation, your mind doesn't operate the same as a calm environment. You don't have the complex thought processes so you have to rely on what's called muscle memory. When split seconds count and you draw your weapon Ans squeeze only to realize the safety is on, it could cost your life, as demonstrated here.

This was done using airsoft and a plastic knife, notice he didn't get a shot off. Why?

It seems the argument is I dont want safeties to slow me down. If your draw is faster than flicking your thumb down on a 1911 it seems you would have trained enough to have the muscle memory to disengage the safety.

 

[Powderdry]

Glocks have 3 safeties... 2 are passive, 1 is manual.
The majority of professionals in Law Enforcement & the firearms industry carry them for a reason.

Modern firearms such as the Glock & other imitators are easier to use under stress since the operator doesn't have to work through a complicated manual safety to make the firearm operable.

Your car may have the best brakes known to man... but that doesn't make you a safe driver.

Just because a gun has a safety doesn't make the person who owns it safe with that gun.

Every top school & Instructor that I know of & have trained with emphasizes learning to follow the 4 cardinal safety rules which are universal & work with EVERY single firearm in existence, instead of using a manual safety as a crutch for bad habits.

You must keep in mind that all it takes is one mistake and you will live the rest of your life regretting it. If you screw up just once someone dear to you could die. I carry a weapon to preserve life so why should I not have a safety to make sure I am not going to end a life through forgetfulness?

 

[DaveTheMinion]

It seems the argument is I dont want safeties to slow me down. If your draw is faster than flicking your thumb down on a 1911 it seems you would have trained enough to have the muscle memory to disengage the safety.

If you have the muscle memory to disengage a safety it wont slow you down. But many people also don't train or shoot much, don't take the time to learn their weapon and instead of practicing the 4 cardinal rules, opt for a gun with a safety and throw it in a nightstand. The argument against safeties is that its not needed. If you manage to violate the rules of gun safety, fail to use an adequate holster, and expect a safety to prevent a negligent discharge, then its an accident waiting to happen. A safety simply isn't needed.

 

[DaveTheMinion]

Yes but all it takes is one mistake. If I left a glock where my 2 year old nephew could get to it he could pull the trigger, I am not saying I am irresponsible with my guns but I know I am human. A Safety takes one more level of humanity out of it.

How much time have you spent with your 2 year old nephew. I guarantee you my son will figure out how to disengage that safety and pull the trigger. There are MUCH better alternatives. Being a responsible gun owner means not allowing a 2 year old to get your weapon, not expecting a safety to stop it.

 

[Powderdry]

I dont expect to need it nor stop it from happening but I am still human and still make mistakes. If I screw up I want atleast one more thing that Might avert disaster. If a safety gives even a smaller chace for him to not pull the trigger than I will train around that.