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Why are so many people so dead set against thumb safety's?
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<blockquote data-quote="theishkid" data-source="post: 960187" data-attributes="member: 10380"><p>I've been going over this same issue for the past month trying to decide between a sig p238 vs ruger lcp. I keep coming back to a few issues... </p><p></p><p>How many times are people literally in a situation where you just draw and shoot and you have no time whatsoever for any sort of preparation?</p><p>What I mean by that is this... If I have a gun with a safety and I am in a very scary place, say I feel like someone is following me or something. I keep my hand in my pocket, disengage the safety, and do whatever else I need to do to be in a more prepared state.</p><p>If I live in a crappy part of town in an apartment and go out to get my mail at night with a bunch of punks hanging around, I put my gun in my hoodie/pants, take the safety off and go get it. </p><p></p><p>I guess what I'm trying to say is... I feel like if I were in a situation where I had only a split second to respond, such a short amount of time that I couldn't disengage the safety, well I probably wouldn't be able to get the gun out of my pants/holster in time either.</p><p>I mean, if you're in the type of situation where you wouldn't have time to flick your thumb on the safety, are you really going to have any time to get a halfway decent aim? Or are you going to be blind shooting and running away at the same time?</p><p></p><p>I don't discount that this is a serious issue, especially for a LEO or other security type person. But for me, I'm getting a CCW for when I feel like I might be in a dangerous situation. For those scary times when I feel like someone is eyeballing and following me. I mean after all, if I only have a split second to do something, the other guy will probably have me down before I could even get the gun out of my pocket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theishkid, post: 960187, member: 10380"] I've been going over this same issue for the past month trying to decide between a sig p238 vs ruger lcp. I keep coming back to a few issues... How many times are people literally in a situation where you just draw and shoot and you have no time whatsoever for any sort of preparation? What I mean by that is this... If I have a gun with a safety and I am in a very scary place, say I feel like someone is following me or something. I keep my hand in my pocket, disengage the safety, and do whatever else I need to do to be in a more prepared state. If I live in a crappy part of town in an apartment and go out to get my mail at night with a bunch of punks hanging around, I put my gun in my hoodie/pants, take the safety off and go get it. I guess what I'm trying to say is... I feel like if I were in a situation where I had only a split second to respond, such a short amount of time that I couldn't disengage the safety, well I probably wouldn't be able to get the gun out of my pants/holster in time either. I mean, if you're in the type of situation where you wouldn't have time to flick your thumb on the safety, are you really going to have any time to get a halfway decent aim? Or are you going to be blind shooting and running away at the same time? I don't discount that this is a serious issue, especially for a LEO or other security type person. But for me, I'm getting a CCW for when I feel like I might be in a dangerous situation. For those scary times when I feel like someone is eyeballing and following me. I mean after all, if I only have a split second to do something, the other guy will probably have me down before I could even get the gun out of my pocket. [/QUOTE]
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