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Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus
that may be true, but I thinknot having any kind of safety to be an issue. Yeah, I know Glock has the internal safety mechanisms, but I want one more layer of protection to keep the gun from firing a round unless I pull the trigger on purpose.
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My use of the word stupidity may have been a bit harsh. A better way to have said it would have been "no amount of safety's will protect you from negligence".
If you are negligent in your handling of a Glock you are just as apt to be negligent in your handling of a 1911 or any other weapon, in my opinion. Negligent handling of a weapon carries a high likelihood of "accidental discharge" over time.
In this instance the guy admitted he was negligent. He was aware he had a problem for some time and did nothing to correct the problem. It was only a matter of time. I would submit he would be just as negligent with any other weapon and while perhaps not under the same circumstances he would have eventually experienced a similar result. The actual physical cause is irrelevant. The real cause is negligence.