Pastor's Daughter Accidentally Shot at Church Dies

[NutmegYankee]

159. The difference is you can disengage the safety with one hand.

On the 1911 for instance, all it takes is a flip of the thumb, which can be carried out while still rising to target. The grip safety is taken care of once you grab the gun.
You mentioned a third safety which I don't seem to have, but I have mostly older 1911s.

I realize that an empty chamber is always effective and it would have prevented this tragedy, but for concealed carry I was always taught to have the gun ready with safety on. In the end, it's the owners responsibility to disarm the weapon properly. And it really isn't hard. Locking the slide back is a pretty damned effective way of proving the gun isn't loaded. Also following the basic NRA rules, like not pointing the gun at things you don't want to destroy and knowing what lies beyond the target prevent these kind of accidents.

I should say - prevents these kind of accidents if you know what you are doing. And sadly, many don't.