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I don't know much about guns so maybe can help me understand. How is it possible that a holstered gun has pressure in the trigger in the first place? And also,

• joyeuse6701 1y ago
  Some guns, striker fired, do not have safeties as you may think of them.
• oldpersonintx2 1y ago
  consumer versions of this pistol do not have a manual safety they have internal safety mechanisms to prevent discharge, and these are important if you carry with a round chambered - in a striker-fired pistol, the firing pin is under tension and is only being restrained by the trigger and internal safeties this is why I do not carry with a round chambered, if you appendix carry and something goes wrong, you will be missing an important appendage
  • seanw444 1y ago
    This is why I carry a gun I trust. I keep one chambered at all times, pointing at my junk. I am not concerned about my junk. I am much more concerned about not being able to get a shot off in time if I ever need to use it.
• Zak 1y ago
  Many modern handguns do not have a manually activated safety. The Sig M17/M18 does, but the safety only blocks the trigger from moving rearward far enough to fire. It may not block the trigger from moving enough to disengage an internal, automatic safety that prevents the firing pin from traveling all the way forward if it is released due to a malfunction. It is also possible that the firing pin block safety does not always work even if the trigger is fully forward.
• WillPostForFood 1y ago
  Common failures would be to use the wrong holster, defective holster, or get some object in the holster that could snag the trigger as you put it in.