aWoods said:
Mr Clam Slugger,
Why did you remove a safety feature on your firearm? Is it because you're a bloodthirsty killer?
-some Rosie O'Donnell lawyer
Answer:
"First and foremost, I am an American who values my 2nd Amendment rights. As such, my primary purpose in owning and carrying a handgun is self-defense, and for that reason, I want my gun to be in maximum readiness condition. The magazine safety disconnect can unintentionally render a gun inoperable at the most inopportune moment...for example, if the magazine release button is inadvertently depressed when drawing the gun or during an encounter, the gun will no longer fire, even though there is still a round in the chamber. This kind of malfunction is far more likely to occur in the real world, than is the remote chance that I would need to render the gun inoperable if it is being seized by an adversary, or that I would even be able to drop the magazine if the gun has already been seized by an adversary.
I regard the magazine disconnect as a detriment to my own safety. Removing this potentially dangerous (to me) feature has no bearing on my decision to defend myself. It will not make me more likely to use my gun in self-defense, it will not make me less aware of my situation and surroundings, and it does not make the gun less safe to operate in an encounter. Therefore, the one and only reason that I made the reasoned decision to remove the magazine disconnect feature was for my safety."