Originally Posted by
Suvorov
Were there a lot of .mil guys in the class?
Most units I have been around (who are of course commanded by officers and senior NCOs who are not gun guys and only care about covering their butts) will require soldiers to carry the M9 with the safety on. As you and others mentioned, the Beretta is more than safe with hammer down and safety off on a loaded chamber. Most PDs (LAPD and LA Sheriff) have long since abandoned the need to keep the safety on when carrying the gun as well as .mil units that have "enlightened leadership."
Next time you encounter this ignorance you could either just set them straight, tell them this is how LAPD does it, or simply tell them it is a "G" model that is docock only.
About the safety, it is kind of ironic that the Army tends to be so adamant about carrying the gun with safety on. Recently I was reading about the M9 trials and one of the gigs against the Beretta entry was that the Army thought the safety/decock to be redundant and preferred the Sig in this regard.