There is no such thing as "zero" with a gun. Someone could have forgotten it and left it loaded, etc. That's just a shit mindset to take, safety
wise. the "I put a snap cap on the top of the mag" types are probably the most dangerous/unsafe gun owners on the planet.
I've been carrying Glocks in various holsters for like 10+ years, including some holsters that I'm ashamed of (like a $7 uncle mikes sidekick) that I would never use again, lol and have never had an ND.
Then you'll excuse us if we don't take your advice on safe carry as 100% gospel. Just because you got lucky with bad decisions doesn't make them safe. It's called survivorship bias.
If you don't "trust" the Glock's mechanism you obviously don't understand how it works and you might want to do a little research. Also a glock can't be C1, it's literally an "Assisted DAO" pistol design. lol. The striker is only precocked a tiny bit when the gun is ready to go. The gun ain't going to go off unless something pulls
the trigger.
Which is exactly what happened here. And also
here and countless other examples by the way.
Carrying without a round in the pipe is a waste of time. I'd leave my gun at home if I felt that way. I just assume have a rock at that point.
The assertion seems to be that a gun without a round in the pipe is zero help ever. Would love to see the cites on that one. It's almost as if this crowd thinks every armed encounter comes down to a draw-and-shootout like the OK Corral...
If you shoot yourself, you're just as injured or dead as if someone else shoots you. And the consequences for that are, possibly, your guns get taken away. How often, I wonder, do these accidental shootings happen versus purposeful defensive shootings? Below is my thesis. Admittedly I have never been able to find the stats on these.
Accidental examples - relatively higher incidence and nearly fully preventable
* Negligent storage leading to small kid grabbing a gun - nothing in the pipe, or a safety both help here
* holster issues like this video - nothing in the pipe or a safety both help here
* FBI agent drops his gun and tries to retrieve it in a rush - nothing in the pipe or a safety both help here
* Adrenaline fueled nerves result in an ND while de-holstering in a defensive situation - nothing in the pipe or a safety both help here
Defensive readiness slow-down examples - defensive situations are lower incidence and the below do not prevent use of the gun, they slow it down
* motor control or memory (lack of training) result in you not being able to un-safety or rack the firearm
* in the case of nothing in the pipe - an injury to off hand causes slower presentation