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Imagine that you wake from a dead sleep to a sound that alerts you. You reach for your night stand gun and your trigger finger falls extended onto the frame as your training has seared into your brain.
Imagine again in your dark bedroom as you reach for the gun that in your reduced mental state that your finger finds its natural home inside the trigger guard as you are still extracting the weapon, increasing the chance of a ND.
In either scenario, what if there was a soft yet still physically evident reminder to guide your finger to it's proper safe place. And what if this physical device could be removed with the slightest pressure once your faculties are restored and you are ready to address the threat.
I am one of those people that have observed the debate regarding handguns and the issue of having a round chambered or not with interest because I was myself sitting on the fence.
In my case, the issue was the use of a semi-auto pistol with no external safety. I have come up with no proposed solution in terms of concealed carry, but have had an idea that works for my specific concern in terms of HD.
First off, with a child in the house that means to me the gun must be secured. So with that issue solved by the use of a devise such as a biometric night stand gun vault I began to tackle the larger issue of my concerns with a round chambered in a gun with no external safety (such as a Glock, although many have voiced he same concerns with handguns that have a safety).
Next, I addressed my primary example of the issue. Waking from a dead sleep and possibly fumbling for my weapon and in the process causing a ND.
I do think training could overcome this issue. Yet in my experience, setting an alarm to wake me in the twilight hours to practice did not yield satisfactory results, and really just annoyed my wife.
While the process of getting TO the weapon seemed to improve with practice through muscle memory, I did not seem to solve the issue of safely extracting it from secure storage and indexing the weapon while in a reduced mental state.
I decided that the solution could require a physical safety device, and maybe I would need to reevaluate my choice of weapon.
Then a simple solution came to mind. Safety devices are not always integrated into the design of the weapon, for instance trigger locks. Also, safety devices are not always locked or otherwise difficult to remove such as a chamber flag.
So what if a device existed that prevented me from inadvertently placing my finger on the trigger while in a reduced mental state such a waking, and also required minimal effort to remove?
I felt rather silly that while this thought bounced around in my skull, I may be lying on the possible solution.
All it would take is a cylindrical piece of foam, approximately the width of the gun, and in nearly the same dimension as the space between the trigger and the trigger guard to prevent an unintended natural response or bad hold on the weapon as it is removed from the storage location.
If properly fitted, it would at lest temporarily prevent the finger from entering the space between the trigger and the trigger guard, and could be popped out with minimal effort. If the foam is soft and pliable enough, and fitted to the width of the gun it should not be 'snag' hazard or exert enough pressure on the trigger to cause a discharge.
Hardly a revolutionary concept, just an idea born as the result of insomnia.
If you are a ninja and can clean your guns with your toes while doing a cross word puzzle and taking a nap, then your response of "I don't need no safety" is not needed.
If you have a useful and critical evaluation of the idea then I would like to read it.
Imagine again in your dark bedroom as you reach for the gun that in your reduced mental state that your finger finds its natural home inside the trigger guard as you are still extracting the weapon, increasing the chance of a ND.
In either scenario, what if there was a soft yet still physically evident reminder to guide your finger to it's proper safe place. And what if this physical device could be removed with the slightest pressure once your faculties are restored and you are ready to address the threat.
I am one of those people that have observed the debate regarding handguns and the issue of having a round chambered or not with interest because I was myself sitting on the fence.
In my case, the issue was the use of a semi-auto pistol with no external safety. I have come up with no proposed solution in terms of concealed carry, but have had an idea that works for my specific concern in terms of HD.
First off, with a child in the house that means to me the gun must be secured. So with that issue solved by the use of a devise such as a biometric night stand gun vault I began to tackle the larger issue of my concerns with a round chambered in a gun with no external safety (such as a Glock, although many have voiced he same concerns with handguns that have a safety).
Next, I addressed my primary example of the issue. Waking from a dead sleep and possibly fumbling for my weapon and in the process causing a ND.
I do think training could overcome this issue. Yet in my experience, setting an alarm to wake me in the twilight hours to practice did not yield satisfactory results, and really just annoyed my wife.
While the process of getting TO the weapon seemed to improve with practice through muscle memory, I did not seem to solve the issue of safely extracting it from secure storage and indexing the weapon while in a reduced mental state.
I decided that the solution could require a physical safety device, and maybe I would need to reevaluate my choice of weapon.
Then a simple solution came to mind. Safety devices are not always integrated into the design of the weapon, for instance trigger locks. Also, safety devices are not always locked or otherwise difficult to remove such as a chamber flag.
So what if a device existed that prevented me from inadvertently placing my finger on the trigger while in a reduced mental state such a waking, and also required minimal effort to remove?
I felt rather silly that while this thought bounced around in my skull, I may be lying on the possible solution.
All it would take is a cylindrical piece of foam, approximately the width of the gun, and in nearly the same dimension as the space between the trigger and the trigger guard to prevent an unintended natural response or bad hold on the weapon as it is removed from the storage location.
If properly fitted, it would at lest temporarily prevent the finger from entering the space between the trigger and the trigger guard, and could be popped out with minimal effort. If the foam is soft and pliable enough, and fitted to the width of the gun it should not be 'snag' hazard or exert enough pressure on the trigger to cause a discharge.
Hardly a revolutionary concept, just an idea born as the result of insomnia.
If you are a ninja and can clean your guns with your toes while doing a cross word puzzle and taking a nap, then your response of "I don't need no safety" is not needed.
If you have a useful and critical evaluation of the idea then I would like to read it.
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