I have a 238 and except for the safety, its a great little concealed gun. But the safety is only an issue for me because its small in my hand and a bit uncomfortable thumbing the safety. For someone with small hands its probably perfect.
But for the general audience, I always remind folks that any semi-auto requires regular (at least monthly practice), otherwise under stress you are going to fumble or forget things like safeties. If your not going to practice regularly, stay with revolvers.
The 238 has a heavy trigger pull.
I don’t feel unsafe carrying it with the trigger back...