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Originally Posted by Hpwatson
Safeties are important because spearfishing can be such a chaotic environment. When your buddy is fighting a fish and you're swimming up to help him out and the seas are rough and now a shark just showed up and you're all knocking into eachother and floatlines are all over the place..... this is when accidents happen. A safety will prevent that 1 in a million accident where your buddy's dive belt touches your trigger just at the wrong moment.
It is totally worth accidentally missing that one shot on a single fish in exchange for not taking that one accidental shot at your buddy.
For those who say hey just don't point your gun at anything you don't want to shoot, I guess you don't wear seatbelts either then? Just don't crash, it's that easy right?
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Never point your gun at your buddy, even if the safety is on. I say having no safety increases your muzzle awareness. If you have nothing to rely on, then you know you can never make that mistake.
Don't feel like it's OK if your gun briefly points at your buddy because the safety is on.
Your seatbelt analogy isn't relevant.
Never point your gun at your buddy.