Keep your booger hook OFF the bang switch is correct. The one rule of my house is no one touches my guns without my inspection. I pull the mags out or swing out the cylinder, i then rack the slide at least 3 times to make sure its clear and then i hand it to someone. My gramps had a friend shot himself i the knee with an M&P. The poor guy messed up his leg for life, i guess 1960's medical techniques weren't able to fix it like they could today.