12-31-2014, 09:22 AM
(12-31-2014, 07:34 AM)Duchess Wrote:
Is it true that certain small handguns have no safeties on them?
I just read that she was a nuclear scientist so this was no dumb bunny, not that it matters at this point, smart or dumb, dead is dead.
Yes thats true. Generally wheel guns: Revolvers, do not have a safety. They are either a single action so you have to manually pull the hammer back and then pull the trigger, or a double action so all you have to do is pull the trigger. The trigger pull on a single action revolver can be very light so that its conceivable that a 2 yr old could accidentally pull the trigger if it was on full cock, but I really doubt it could happen if the hammer had been down. A double action revolver you can work same as with a single, or with the hammer down you can pull the trigger to operate the gun, however this entails a Lot more trigger pressure and movement than a 2 yr old is going to be able to do.
Some Auto's do not have safeties either, some glocks and others. I am not a glock guy so not very familiar with them. Most autos have a safety though.
No idea what type of gun she had, but it is readily apparent that she didn't do something right. Bad idea to run around with a revolver cocked. I carry my auto with the safety off, but hammer down. One less thing to do if the need arises. All my revolvers happen to be double action, so no safety, but hammer down. The big ones, the 44's and the 357 take a Lot of trigger pull to send the first round down range.