I don't understand the refusal to buy what is one of the best handguns out there because of a relatively inconsequential device. The safety does serve a purpose (it appeases my daughter who has a curious 4-year-old, so she allows my son-in-law to have his), but if it's not your thing, just don't use it. It's small enough and has a positive enough activation that I don't see how you could engage it accidentally. I don't use it on mine, and haven't thought twice about it.

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Gary