Huh, I’ve never heard that rule about keeping it on safe until ready to fire, and I learned it as the 4 rules of firearm safety, with that rule excluded. Could be because a large number of handguns don’t have an external safety whereas the other rules are all universal.
In case any gun newbies stumble across here, revolvers don’t have safeties because they have a heavy double action trigger that can’t really be pulled by accident. Polymer handguns like Glocks also frequently do not have an external safety and instead rely on the user to simply not pull the trigger when they don’t want to shoot.
To clarify on Glocks, they do have a little dingus built into the trigger. It acts as a safety in the sense that it makes it harder for the trigger to move if it’s not a finger pulling it (e.g. something gets caught in the trigger guard while reholstering). However, it doesn’t need a separate action to activate/deactivate it like a manual safety. When you put your finger on the trigger, you automatically deactivate it.
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u/Zjoee 25d ago
If anyone plans on getting a gun, it's very important to know the 5 weapon safety rules:
Treat every weapon as if it were loaded
Never point your weapon at anything you don't intend to shoot
Keep the weapon on safe until your ready to fire
Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you intend to fire
Know your target and what lies beyond