Nope, as you can see it is down for fire, just like a 1911.

The gun is a DA/SA design and is extremely safe. These have passed the brutal California state drop tests with flying colors.

You’d really not have to know what your were doing or just demonstrate gross negligence to accidentally shoot yourself with a Makarov PM.

There are a plethora of guns chambered in 9x18mm Makarov from the Warsaw Pact and Soviet sphere of influence. There may well be some that operate like that or have safety issues. But not all such guns are true “Makarov PMs”. Many get confused and will call a pistol a “Polish Makarov” or “Hungarian Makarov”, but in reality none of those countries ever really made a Makarov PM.

A bit confusing! But think of it like this, we have the .45 ACP with the “C” meaning “Colt”. But, that doesn’t mean every gun that fires .45 ACP is a Colt. Over there, they have the 9x18mm Makarov, but that doesn’t mean all guns firing that cartridge are a Makarov PM.