Sear Safety question and classification?

[jamese]

I think they have the same problem back in the 30's as they still do today.........just because your a cop, doesn't mean you know much about firearms !

After 31 years on the job, and still in charge of the armory......I could tell you stories that would scare the heck out of ya. I would estimate that only about 20% of the cops on any given police force, I would consider firearm competent. I have seen guys put shotgun shells into the mag tube back wards and wonder why the gun jams !

Sure most cops know the mechanics of how to fire their issued weapons, but they really have no clue as to the a firearm actually works and have no interest in learning.

Having an accidental discharge out in the field of is one thing, but having firearms going off inside a building, full of civilian clerks and dispatchers etc......is another. My guess is that most of the accidental discharges occurred when the cops were cleaning thier Lugers inside a police building....so after an extensive study and investigation, they concluded in order to reduce injuries and accidental discharges the safety was added.

I'm sure additional training would have cost too much!

Jim