This looks like a fantastic option for my 77 year old mother. The has revolvers now, because she has strength issues with racking the slide, but she also has trouble with the long heavy trigger on the revolver. If she could rack the slide on this and have a lighter trigger, it'd be the perfect home defense gun for her. It also takes only a quick look on the S&W site to see that it's available without the thumb safety, in which case the grip safety makes a bit more sense.

M&P(R) 380 SHIELD™ EZ™ | Smith & Wesson