Handgun Safety With A Glock

Buying a gun for home protection may be a good idea and safe use of that gun is important. Can parts be found if needed? A glock handgun has a great reputation and parts are easy to get. It is a safe gun to own as there are not external safeties to be concerned with. It has 3 primary safety mechanisms that work together to assure it is safe.

The trigger safety on a glock makes it pretty unique in the handgun world. Some have copied this, but glock was first to incorporate a 2 part trigger where both parts have to function together to allow the trigger to pull back. If one of the parts gets pulled without the other, it simply will not pull back to fire. This results in a safe trigger pull because if something like a stick touches the trigger and causes it to move, it likely will not function as both parts need to go at the same time. This design also keeps the glock ready to fire when "deliberately" pulled as there is no other safety to worry with.

This gun also has what is called a firing pin safety. In a secured position, the firing pin has spring tension on it. This means it will not move until a correct trigger pull is made. Now that means that if the firing pin is not moving, the gun will not fire. Dropping a gun can cause the firing pin to suddenly strike the bullet, but since this pin is spring loaded, it won't easily do that. Many times when a gun gets dropped, it does fire, but glocks don't because of this.

Dropped gun safety is another safety the glock employs. Dropping a gun can be one of the most likely safety hazards gun owners face. A safety mechanism inside the glock causes a shield between the firing pin and the bullet. This shield will only move down when the trigger is pulled correctly. If the gun is dropped, the shield will be in place and stop the firing pin from hitting the round.

Owning a handgun can be intimidating at first due to the power a gun inherently has. Keeping a safe handgun is a great way to protect yourself and property, and glocks are one of the safest guns a person can own. Learning all the safety features of any gun is number one in weapon ownership. - 39468