I'm not much on semi-autos, but do like the Ruger Mark II, .22 cal. I had the opportunity to shoot a Springfield .40cal at the range recently; I end up with sore thumbs loading the little Ruger, but this magazine on the Springfield, which held about 14 or 16 rounds was impossible for me to load. I could get maybe 6 or 8 rounds loaded and that was it. I simply couldn't manage the beast without a mechanical assist from a loading device. It's one thing to sit in your living room and load up a pot full of magazines, but it's another to load them in the field under duress. There was a lady next to me with a 9mm and she had no problem reloading; maybe it's just me...
Most everyone has an opinion. Most of those people with the opinions have a gun. As a matter of fact, most of these people have multiple guns. All different.
Now pick that gun up in the middle of the night, in the dark, in a panic situation, and probably most of you are looking for the safety. It is in a different place on each and every gun. I have 2 guns for home defense. They are identical Springfield arms XD9s. I don't have to look, just aim and fire. They are what I train with and defend with.
None of the seven or eight handguns I use for defense have a safety, so I won't be looking for one.
Neither do any of the 3 I have. Of course 2 are revolvers I've had for nearly 49 years. And the semi-auto . . . well, I'd never heard of DAK (Double Action Kellerman) until I went to looking at semi-autos a few years ago. It's strictly double action only.
None of the seven or eight handguns I use for defense have a safety, so I won't be looking for one.