I was at first concerned when my wife told me she wanted a M&P, and even more concerned when she decided to take a 4 day training class. I had never owned a striker fired pistol, and I kept having visions of her shooting herself on the draw or during reholstering. Long story short, she did great in the training, never had any AD's, and let me try her gun for a class. I now have my own M&P without the mag safety, or external safety.

Good luck with whatever YOU choose...