I hear the argument about sweeping the muzzle a lot also. I can't imagine how. I think I would have to do it intentionally and even then it would be difficult. Bare in mind I have only carried a 2" snubby and on a couple of occasions a Shield45 this way. Still it would be very difficult to sweep anything unintentionally. I sometimes wonder if people have gotten this idea from watching movies or something. I don't see how I could even do it accidentally. Perhaps it could be done if the holster was oriented horizontally but otherwise it would be difficult.