Drawstrings can cause an Unintentional Discharge

[Keith B]

This is good advice when on the range if drawing from your holster or if you have to draw in a self-defense situation and replace the firearm. Even disarming at home could be an issue.

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[ELB]

A few years ago there was a similar story making the rounds. A police officer went on some event where he drew his pistol but did not fire. He holstered it, not noticing that the string of his trainer-type police jacket had worked its way through the trigger guard when holstering. He went home, took off his jacket, and BANG. Red stripe.

Holstering carefully with attention to the task at hand is always a good idea, but I think maybe not keeping strings on your jacket, especially around the holster area, might be a good idea too.

[mojo84]

Waiting for the "negligent" discharge folks to show up.

Anyone else catch the part about this being the second time the chief shot himself? I think I would be a little gun shy. (Pun intended)

[karder]

That could happen to anyone who carries regularly. Holstering and taking the gun on and off becomes so common place, that we can let our attention drift. My brother and I debate the subject of safeties on carry guns. He likes Glock and M&P without the side safety. Personally, I love the 1911 system, and the XD grip safety gives me piece of mind.

[JRG]

I, too, like the XDM grip safety, however, I also carry a Glock 26. I'm checking my jackets for strings now.

This could be a problem with any revolver, couldn't it? I also IWB carry a j frame 642.

Joe

[Keith B]

I, too, like the XDM grip safety, however, I also carry a Glock 26. I'm checking my jackets for strings now.

This could be a problem with any revolver, couldn't it? I also IWB carry a j frame 642.

Joe

Yeah, but even with a grip safety if you were re-holstering the firearm it is possible that it would be depressed by your palm.

[Vol Texan]

That could happen to anyone who carries regularly. Holstering and taking the gun on and off becomes so common place, that we can let our attention drift. My brother and I debate the subject of safeties on carry guns. He likes Glock and M&P without the side safety. Personally, I love the 1911 system, and the XD grip safety gives me piece of mind.

This is precisely the reason I changed my EDC from a Glock 36 to my Sig Pro 2022. I used a good leather holster, and I'd never had any issues with it, but I was always concerned about the tail of my shirt (when untucked) catching in the trigger guard as I holstered. I'm not a little guy, so this was a real danger - real enough that I carried without one in the chamber. Yes, I know that's crazy, but the safety concern of holstering the Glock outweighed the risk factor of having to rack one if I had to pull in a hurry. I couldn't live with myself if I'd had a ND and hurt someone.

Now, with my Sig, I can keep my finger behind the trigger and my thumb behind the hammer, and I get a tactile response if the trigger is 'self pulling' due to obstruction such as a shirt tail.

If I were in an OC situation, or if I didn't have to go unarmed at times, this wouldn't be such a concern. But given that I have to holster / unholster / reholster during the day (picking up my daughter at school, etc), I thought the risk was too much.

And I do love the Sig so much more!

[SigM4]

While I don't carry a DA/SA gun strictly for this reason, as Vol says, I do enjoy the ability to put my thumb over the hammer while holstering as an added safety precaution. Always a good reminder to be aware though.

[ghostrider]

This is precisely the reason I changed my EDC from a Glock 36 to my Sig Pro 2022.

This is part of the reason why my glock has a thumb safety :-)

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