I’ve fired a lot of semi automatic weapons Funny thing is not one has gone off without my finger on the trigger, safety (if there is one) off, and a round chambered. Goes back to the first rule of gun ownership. NEVER point a weapon at something or someone you are not willing to kill. Oh and the gun is always loaded. If it is not loaded, see above.
“I’ve fired a lot of semi automatic weapons Funny thing is not one has gone off without my finger on the trigger”
Yep, that’s called trigger finger control which is necessary with automatics oh, absolutely necessary. However if you’re shooting revolvers you can develop a bad habit of sticking your finger on the trigger because you need a bit more Force to actually fire a round off with a revolver.
Anyway, the subject is moot since this was a revolver, but my point was that if you have a semi-automatic pistol and even if you were engaging a Target whether it’s on a range or it’s in a real life scenario and you put your finger on the trigger there is a chance because of the trigger sensitivity that you could bump off a shot before you actually intended to. I can say with certainty that if you are engaging a Target and you do not have your finger inside the trigger guard that you are wasting a few milliseconds which if the target is armed as well could result in you being the target rather than the target you are engaging. That was the only point I was trying to make. And I’m sure but there have been cases where law enforcement officers have had their fingers inside the trigger guard and were engaging violent targets and may have any effect misfired or pre-fire before they really intend it to or before the incident was diffused. And that was not considered an accident or misfire or unintentional homicide as the LEO were basically well within their scope of procedure. But it does happen.