Oh boy, the great William Fairbairn's dictates about pistols in his book 'Shoot To Live' helped form a big part of my early thinking on the subject, but this video discusses rather different guns, IIRC. For sure though, he was death on safeties which, since I completely caught his point, is why I was so glad to see Glocks come along.
Gutter Guns! William Fairbairn's Police Pistols
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From the perspective of someone who had studied and practised the art of the pistol, under the doctrine of Jeff Cooper’s Modern Technique, William Fairbairn’s advocacy for point shooting, condition three mode of carry for semi-autos, and small calibers for those who can’t handle .45 ACP—is antithetical to the DVC motto.
