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Is going to discharge is if you squeeze the trigger all the way to the rear. a lot of people make assumptions based on -- because, you know -- like the berettas and things like that, there are various smith and wessons and various products available that have safeties. gun will not function at all if you flip the safety down. the down side when you consider a firearm for a personal safety is under high-stress events your brain is not going to remember without a tremendous amount of constant and ...

That you have to intentionally put your finger on the trig. depress it all the way to the rear. has a harmer block safety and the only way to defeat a hammer block safety on any firearm is to press and hold the trigger all the way to the rear. so in and of themselves a lot of people misconstrue because not an external safety its not a safe firearm. thats not accurate. a firearm is as safe as the person holdinging it so if youre not putting your hand on the trigger and squeezing it can be a safe ...

The safety down before you need to use it to defend yourself, so as most law enforcement agencies or all that im aware of, they dont have an exterior safety on your firearm, which means there is no extra button to push. the only natural safety that you would have is an extended trigger pull. it means the trigger is not what people sometimes call a hair trigger. its an extended trigger pull to where it cant be just accidentally squeezed and have the firearm go off. >> all right. so lets take a qu...

The gun that you suggested to mr. zimmerman, correct, the defendant? >> correct. >> do you know what the trigger pull is on that gun? >> the pounds per square inch, is is that what you are referring? >> yes. >> i do not know. >> would you agree an expert with firearms would be better suited to expla inthe trigger pull and all that stuff? >> without question. >> you are not here testifying as a firearms expert? >> i am not. >> i want the record to be correct with that. you did say you had discuss...

Your mind will lock up a bit, will not allow you to think that extra step of pulling the safety down before you need to use it to defend yourself. so as most law enforcement agencies or all that im aware of, they dont have an exterior safety on your firearm, which means theres no extra button to push. the only natural safety that you would have is an extended trigger pull. that means the trigger is not, what people sometimes call a hair trigger, its an extended trigger pull to where it cant be j...

Aside for the defendant george zimmerman? >> correct. >> you were asked at the very end i guess about the knowledge of the gun that you suggested to mr. zimmerman, correct, to the defendant? >> yes. >> do you know what the trigger pull is on that gun? >> the pounds per square inch? >> yes. >> i dont know. >> do you think a firearm expert would be better to explain the mechanics of that firearm? >> thats correct. >> but you did say that you did have discussions with the defendant, mr. zimmerman, ...

Trayvon martin. one says he was doing what he was supposed to do. was he carrying it properly? >> properly, if i was ready to defend myself, you bet. >> reporter: he says this gun is designed strictly for personal protection, one of the cheaper guns on the market selling for between 300 and $400, ready to be concealed and ready to shoot. its called carrying hot. >> you recommend to your students to carry this one hot? >> absolutely. >> reporter: because it has a safety feature, an extra long tri...

Can you give the members of the jury whether or not four pounds is a relatively light or relatively heavy trigger pull. >> four and a half pounds is within the normal range of trigger pulls that i see in my case work. >> its not a heavy trigger pull? >> no its not. >> you were asked questions about the firearm being fully loaded. can you explain to the members of the jury if the magazine is full and theres a live round in the chairman on that particular firearm what must a person do to expel a b...

Stage its going to be a double action trigger pull while all remaining ones if you do not decock are going to be at the single action trigger pull, which is lighter. >> if i wanted to shoot it one time, four and a half inch pull, correct? >> four and a half, to four and three quarter pull in. >> the second shot again four and three quarter pound pull, correct? >> yes. >> if i had my .9mm with me, first one four and a half pound, correct? >> im going to object as to the relevance of a different f...

Defend myself, you bet. >> reporter: holt says this gun is designed strictly for personal protection. one of the cheaper guns on the market selling for between $300 and $400. made to be concealed, carried and ready to shoot. its called carrying hot. you recommend to your students to carry this one hot? >> absolutely. >> reporter: thats because it comes with a safety feature. an extra long trigger pull that prevents accidental firing. but we also learned watching this trained marksman thats not a...