The Glock has but one safety with a chambered round. You don't pull the trigger or something accidently pulls the trigger. That's it. Trigger, boom!
Neither are failsafe, but the 1911 has more built in "safe". You have to pull the trigger And the grip safety must be depressed, at the same time. .
You will lose this argument. The 1911 is a safer gun.
I'm not argueing. Just stating some facts.
You can view the facts any way you wish and you are more than free to draw your own conclusions.
planekT: I wil not argue with you on your preference for the 1911 over the Glock. I own and use both. Each has it's good and bad points. If I had my way, I would carry a 1911 on and off duty, but there are very practical reasons my department doesn't allow it on duty. There are some on my department that quite frankly, I wouldn't let them carry it off duty.
The Glock is a reasonable and safe alternative that I have no problem carrying. In fact given the circumstances, it is a preferable weapon over the 1911.
You say the 1911 is safer than a Glock. I will say the 1911 in the right hands may be safer than a Glock. Put either one in the wrong hands, and ca-ca occurs. The ultimate weapon safety is the human mind.
The Glock vs 1911 argument will never be solved bewteen the true proponents of them. The debate can get pretty rabid sometimes, however, it does not need to be the Good Vs Evil debate that some make it out to be