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[-] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Well glocks don’t have safeties and require you to pull the trigger to disassemble. Negligent discharges when trying to show them off to people absolutely do happen, and with how you have to hold the gun to take it apart the “don’t point at anything you don’t wish to shoot” rule gets overlooked a lot.

They’re the default “modern” handgun but I’ve always said they are a terrible design.

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 points 8 hours ago

Finally, a fellow Glock hater!

Two things that should be completely unacceptable in a modern firearm:

  • Having no safety mechanism whatsoever. (Trigger dingus doesn't count.)

  • Requiring a trigger pull (or even putting your finger inside the trigger guard) for any other reason than intending to fire a shot.

And there are so many excellent modern pistols out there that don't break these two rules. Pistols that do everything a Glock can do, but without these glaring safety issues. So why is the Glock still the 'default' choice? It's especially egregious to see it as a recommendation to novice shooters. Dealing with these safety issues should require an expert. Putting a gun with these issues into the hands of a new shooter is just asking for trouble.

[-] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

A safety exists to prevent human error. Not touching the trigger doesn’t solve this.

The primary argument of “you might forget to disengage it in the heat of the moment” is complete bullshit. If you can’t reliably disengage a safety you can’t reliably not pull the trigger during a draw, shooting yourself in the femoral artery or hand. Either you practice your draw until it’s muscle memory or you don’t, removing safety features to simplify the process doesn’t make you safer.

this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2026
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