Gun newbie here, confused about my MP shield 9

The magazine follower has a shelf, labeled as red 1 in my attached picture. This little shelf pushes up onto the slide stop lever on the green 2 area. Thus, when the magazine is empty, it pushes up on the slide stop lever, which locks the slide to the rear after the last shot.

These are not Smith and Wesson Shield parts, but you get the idea. Almost all semi auto handguns function exactly the same.
 

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