[corkoman]

My 226, before it tumbled over in the canoe, hated me. I finally learned to shoot with just the tip of my finger on the trigger.

No external safety. With a round chambered it takes a good amount of force to double action the first shot.

If it was a double action pistol, seems this poor woman had the hammer up as its hard to imagine a 2 year old with enough strength to yank a double action.

[mylife]

Cha Ching! It was in SA and safety OFF.

[mylife]

Kinda like leaving the car running with a toddler in it.

[roofgoat]

you are right, most small revolvers have a long heavy trigger. But I can’t see someone being dumb enough to have it in a purse single action.

[GilesB]

Exactly - I was thinking the same thing. Revolver or semi-auto, a two year old most likely could not pull the trigger on a double action.