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So where does this 90% number come from? Sorry but this may fall under a Mark Twain statistic. So, does this mean a guy with a Glock is likely to press the mag release instead of the trigger 90% of the time under stress too??? No. Like everything, you have to train PROPERLY. Have I seen folks forget to disengage safeties on guns under stress? Sure, mostly on plenty of shotguns and AR's...because they have not been properly training. Just the same as with a handgun.just like carrying a 1911 for self defense cocked and locked vs carrying a Glock already with one in the chamber as well… that safety on the 1911 will with almost 90 percent certainty cause you to squeeze the trigger with the safety still engaged in an actual self defense situation. Regardless of how many times you practice it.
Carrying for decades and continuous, proper training for a perishable skill is not the same. I agree with you on this, and we get them in classes, but they have NEVER trained to properly draw a firearm and disengage the safety. They go to the range and shoot, nearly always with the safety off during the entire session. THIS will cause them to leave the safety on under stress.And I have watched guys that have carried a 1911 since the 70's go to classes where they induce stress and everyone has squeezed the trigger with the safety still engaged at least once and you can see the muzzle dip because of it. It just happens.
To your point, if you carry a gun with a safety, YOU MUST TRAIN PROPERLY WITH THE SAFETY ALWAYS. I carry M&P's and 1911, safeties are in the same place, work the same way and my thumb goes in the same place. When I shoot, I'm constantly disengaging and engaging the safety. Dry fire practice is the same, draw practice as well.
I have no doubt you have observed what you state, but when I see it, it's almost always "People who shoot," compared against, "Shooters who train." Appreciate your perspective.