I have a Serpa for my 1911 and it has served me well, including some serious trail riding on the dirt bike. Since then I have tried the Safariland ALS system and like it much better so the Serpa sits at the bottom of the holster drawer.
The shooter can blame this on whatever he wants but it was completely his fault. If you watch the slo-mo, his finger did not accidentally bump the trigger, it curled around and was on the trigger well after the gun had cleared the holster but still early enough to drill himself in the leg.
The release button on the Serpa does not put your finger over the trigger on a 1911 but above it, along the frame. Maybe not as high as most would like it to be, but still in a safe position. There have been many thousands of draws from Serpa holsters with guns that have no safeties and the shooters managed to do things right without shooting themselves. Lucky? I think not.
"The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." John Steinbeck
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