I don't care for them...BUT, I do like external safeties.
They seem to be pretty disdained by the same camp.
Those who fashion themselves as operators/pistoleros, or as otherwise super confident worry (with some justification) that people will rely on the safety devices instead of using their brains.
I totally get that. It really gives me cause for concern for the number of people who own firearms who really don't understand how they work (hence the mag disconnect safety).
I suppose I could have used an LCI in a recent IDPA match. Did a reload, but a round didn't chamber, wasn't a big deal, but could have avoided the "click", rack if I saw the LCI wasn't up? I don't know, maybe not.
Perhaps I'm a purist, just wanting the manual safety and not the LCI or mag disconnect safety. I understand how the firearm works, have a fair amount of training and so long as we follow all the safety rules...we don't "need" the LCI, mag disconnect...or manual safety (which I like).
It's late, I'm tired. Maybe this made sense?