[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"grip safeties removed or rubber banded down?"

Why on Earth would anyone do that to a 1911? What reason would they have for doing it?

Michael Frazier

[Armedanddangerous]

Basically, it goes back to people who aren't skilled enough in their presentation to consistantly draw and engage the grip safety in the proper manner.

A good instructor will cure a shooter of that problem with about five minutes of instruction.

[SauronOfMordor]

"grip safeties removed or rubber banded down?" Why on Earth would anyone do that to a 1911? What reason would they have for doing it?

Because in the heat of a for-real gunfight you might not have a sufficiently-correct grip on the gun to depress the grip safety. With the result that the bad guy gets the first shot

Many people judge the thumb safety plus keeping your damn finger off the trigger is sufficient. My Glock has neither grip safety nor thumb safety