A holster that doesn't cover the trigger guard seems as if it's asking for trouble. It would be relatively easy in a fight for an assailant to disengage the safety and pull the trigger while the weapon is still holstered.Over the years I've read stories about negligent discharges of holstered weapons, and on this forum and others we've concluded that it is virtually impossible for a weapon sitting in a holster to just discharge out of the blue. Lately, however, I have observed several people, primarily security guards (and a lady with whom I work), carrying their weapons in holsters that did not cover the trigger guard, leaving the trigger exposed. Isn't it conceivable that in the cases of "holstered" weapons discharging negligently, it was because the holster wasn't the right one for the weapon, and the person carrying probably leaned against something and caught the trigger on something?
Seems like most of the better designed holsters today do cover the trigger. Of course the best safety device is still between our ears. Proper training including keeping the finger out of the trigger guard until ready to shoot can not be stressed to much.
Don’t forget, even with a holster that does cover the trigger it is still possible.
A year or two ago there was a LEO who got the bottom cord of his jacket caught in the trigger guard as he holstered his Glock. All was fine until he got out of the car. As he was getting out he stretched and the cord pulled the trigger, firing the weapon.
What would have prevented this? The LEO being aware of what he was doing when holstering his weapon would have prevented this, that is why it was classified as a ND and not an AD.
I think it was Florida, but would not swear to it.
That has more to do with carelessness than with holster design.
I suppose if someone wants a crash course in gun negligence, then this is the perfect video for it.
Your right on that point. What makes me see red is the inpression at the end that guns can go off all by themselves:neo:
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