Because it doesn't need one. Your finger should be your "safety".
Also, are you trolling?
“Because it doesn’t need one. Your finger should be your “safety”.”
As a proud and happy multiple-Glock owner, but also as a recently-retired combat arms Sergeant Major with multiple tours down-range, I will say that if it’s going to be issued to the military, it DOES need one.
Your finger and your brain SHOULD be your safety, but there are a lot of “shoulds” out there that need some mechanical help.
“Why does Glock refuse to put a thumb safety on its pistols?
Because it doesn’t need one. Your finger should be your “safety”.
Also, are you trolling?”
So the M1911, P38, Luger, PPK,M9 etc are defective? Are M1’s,M14’s, AR’s, AK’s, etc pussy guns? There is a reason for safeties...safety. The human brain is not a mechanical safety nor is a finger.
This is a forever debate and I understand and respect both sides of the argument, do what you will and godspeed. I am a Glock owner myself but at my age I have a very dim view of the safety of the human brain, trigger finger, and fortuitous events. Over confidence is a killer and I have no interest in a Glock leg or nuts.
The only thing I troll for are crappies, walleyes etc
Yours truly