I became aware at the very beginning that I knew much less about ha-weapons than anyone else in the room. It seemed that The Biker knew the most. He had debated about what to shoot, as he had several guns to choose from. My wife and I were sharing her Kahr, the geezer, the handicapped man and the other woman were renting guns. The rest of the class had brought a gun each. All had left the guns locked in their vehicles. Bruce described the categories of handguns: Revolver and Semiautomatic, single and double action. Before he demonstrated the workings of a firearm, Bruce opened the slide and walked around the room allowing everyone to examine that the chamber was empty and magazine removed. This gave me a warm fuzzy feeling, although after the 200th time we all examined the gun and nodded to Bruce, it became a bit comical. Bruce preferred semiautomatic pistols, and was partial to Glocks. His service pistol was a Glock. The only thing I knew about Glocks was that they were made with a lot of plastic and were thus easier to sneak through airport security. The two white friends, who looked like fraternity material nodded. They were Glock Fanatics, a collective I have come to call "The Borg". I learned that Glocks do not have a traditional safety. Newer models have a safety in the trigger, meaning if you squeeze it, it will go off. Bruce said that for concealed carry purposes, a safety was a bad thing. The average police gunfight last 4-6 seconds and involves 3 to 5 rounds from both parties.
"You won't have time to drop the safety". Bruce said.
The idea of the American public peppered with non-safety equipped loaded guns made me shiver. I raised my hand, and bruce nodded at me.
"What configuration do you recommend carrying a pistol in for self defense". I asked.
"Loaded with a round in the chamber and ready to fire". Bruce responded.
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