What is the safest handgun to own?

Question

I'm sorry I didn't elaborate earlier on my previous question. What I meant was opinions from people with experience with handguns on the safety features of many of the worlds pistols.
Don't answer:
If you never touched a gun
If you truly believe no one needs a gun
If you have ever significantly doubted your knowledge on handguns
Believe that everyone who owns a gun is a bloodthirsty savage, if you believe this, two words, law enforcement, they put MOST of the things that go bump in the night away so you can read this in safety.

Please no stupid answers like "water gun,and one that hold no bullets" It is no one's business but my local, state, and national goverment on what I have that can possibly take a human life. I am a responsible young man and I am recieving proper training/ maintaince instruction with weapons, Why some may ask? because I want to. And if you don't, ok.

Answer 1

first off, do not get a Glock, they are involved in accidental discharges often. if anything pushes on the trigger when holstering the weapon, like a retention strap, it will fire. it is a good duty weapon for law enforcement, less so for civilians

i would recommend a pistol with a grip safety, automatic firing pin block, a manual safety, and possibly a magazine disconnect.
now you are asking what are those things, and why do they make a gun safer.
the grip safety is a peace of the grip, under the web of the hand that needs to be firmly griped to allow the weapon to fire.
the manual safety is simply a lever or button to engage something to stop the weapon from firring (this is what the Glock's lack)
what the automatic firing pin block dose is front part of the firing pin is blocked from any forward movement until the trigger is pulled completely back. Even if the pistols falls and strikes the ground, muzzle-down, the firing pin will not strike the primer.
a magazine disconnect is something that will not allow the weapon to fire when the magazine is removed.

i cant think of a hand gun with all 4, there are ones with 3 of them. i like the modernized 1911's, mostly they lack the magazine disconnect.

the most important safety is between the ears of the shooter!

Answer 2

A gun is as safe or as dangerous as the person holding it. Regardless of the features of any particular gun, the safety rules must always be followed.

1. Treat all guns as loaded. In your mind you should never make a distinction between a loaded and unloaded gun. This leads to danger because you may think “oh this gun isn’t loaded so I don’t have to follow the safety rules”. WRONG. All guns are always loaded. The only exception to this is some guns require that the trigger be pulled because they can be stripped, and if you are practicing dry fire exercises. In either case you must verify that the chamber is unloaded and all ammunition is removed from the room. Check, check, and then check again.

2. Never touch the trigger until you are ready to fire. You must train yourself to not put your finger on the trigger when you pick up a gun. Nothing will make other shooters more nervous than to see a noobie pick up a firearm and put his finger on the trigger. As mentioned in #1 the only exception to this would be if you are cleaning your gun or practicing dry-fire exercises.

3. Keep all guns pointed in a safe direction. A safe direction is defined as the direction which would be least likely to result in injury if the firearm were to discharge. Usually that means the ceiling or the floor. At a shooting range you must never sweep your gun across other people. Never point your gun at anything you are not willing to kill or destroy.

4. Know your target and what is behind it. This one is pretty simple but sometimes overlooked. A bullet does not stop after it hits the target.

Now if you’re talking safety features, there are a few different kinds which, in theory, reduce the chance of a negligent discharge. But they are mechanical devices and can fail. So you must always follow the safety rules and remember that the most important safety is the one between your head.

-Grip safety. The gun will not fire unless this is depressed. Some models that have this are 1911’s and Springfield XD’s.

-Thumb safety. You must disengage the safety before the gun will fire. 1911’s have this, as well as PPK’s and Bersa Thunders, to name a few.

-Magazine disconnect safety. The gun will not fire unless the magazine is inserted. This, in theory, prevents the gun from going off if the mag is dropped but the user forgot to check the chamber. This disadvantage to this is that if you are carrying a gun for self-defense, you are unable to fire if you have dropped the mag to reload. To my knowledge Glocks do not have a safety like this.

-Long trigger pull. The heavier the trigger pull the less likely it will be to snag on clothing, holster, etc. Typically revolvers have a much heavier trigger pull.

Answer 3

I like the safety features on the Springfield XD line. The XD has a trigger safety and a backstrap safety that both need to be depressed to fire

Any version of the 1911 has a manual safety that locks the hammer back and also has a backstrap safety that needs to be depressed before firing.

Peacemakers and clones you are supposed to only carry five with the hammer sitting on an empty chamber.

Even more important keeping your finger off the trigger until you fire

Answer 4

I prefer the double-action-only models. They have several safety features that do not allow the weapon to fire unless the trigger is pulled all of the way through it's travel. No hair triggers, and no safety needed. I own a Smith & Wesson Sigma that I'm very happy with. Glocks also have many of these same features.

Answer 5

Truely, no gun is safe, but if you really want to own a gun, try getting some type of Glock handgun, the Police of USA uses this. Look here in wikipedia about Glocks. There is a lot of information that may help you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock

Answer 6

squirt gun

Answer 7

one THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO USE, I LIKE A 9MM

Answer 8

thanks for the 2 points! gimme 10 now! : )