Then why do NDs continue to occur at every level of firearms ownership and professional firearms use?
Because people got careless. If you don’t intend to shoot, finger off the trigger, safety on (if applicable), drop the mag, clear the round, bolt open/slide locked back (if possible). Barring a malfunction, this prevents NDs.
And to think we used to joke about the Glock marketing team's "perfection" slogan. I was at a base in Iraq for a while and the clearing barrels coming in were taking regular hits. Here's a clue: NDs were happening, few would cop to actually having one, and it wasn't talked about. And in my second career, in spite of a superb team of certified LE firearms instructors (like me), we still had sporadic NDs. I guess we couldn't convince our officers that they weren't allowed to have NDs.
Not sure of the point you’re making here.
As I noted earlier in the thread, the topic of NDs always seems to bring the word "hubris" to mind. But I am happy we're bringing in new THR members with such stellar records of personal firearms safety!
Agreed, your hubris explains why you have NDs.
Ah, just no. Maybe like saying, if you drive long enough, eventually you may be involved in a vehicular collision.
No, not at all. How I wrote it was correct.