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Yes, always carry with one in the pipe, ready to fire.

None of our guns have gone off by themselves, but they ARE ready to go off if
needed for self defense since we have one in the pipe.

Your Springer's grip safety will suffice. Don't overthink this. If no finger is on your
trigger, and your hand is not firmly gripping your gun, no bullet will be fired.

As part of safe handgun handling, always "index" your trigger finger along the slide
until you absolutely need to fire. This is for ANY handgun.

A finger on the trigger is NOT necessary to hold a gun.
A finger on the trigger IS necessary to fire a round.

Don't worry - be happy.

SIA