I have two Shields, both with the universally ignored/despised safety. I guess those of you raised on Glocks wouldn't like anything external to the "safe action"...speaking of which...

If the "safe action" is so safe, why do I hear so many media reports about people accidentally shooting themselves - with Glocks? Is this a competition in which S&W is trying to be a viable contender?

I use the safety on my Shields; I don't ignore them.

I came from 1911's, and I didn't ignore those safeties either.

I have no intention of replacing my Shields with those new-fangled Schlocks (or Ghields)...