Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition

# Summary The article discusses common firearms mistakes in fiction writing, particularly focusing on handguns. The author identifies manual safety errors—such as characters "flicking off" the safety on revolvers or Glocks, which don't have manual safeties—as a frequent and jarring mistake that breaks immersion for knowledgeable readers. The piece provides accurate information about which handguns have manual safeties and which don't, offering writers guidance to avoid such errors.