Because no one made negative comments about the rifle because of having no manual safety does not mean every one of us is not concerned about safety I am positive everyone here is, I know I am! I was a hunter education instructor for over 30 years, I was a Conservation officer for 33 years and a police firearms instructor, both handguns and long guns for 28 years and I see no problem at all with that rifle. It is people who are unsafe, not a particular type of firearm. The best safety there is sits between your ears, not attached to a firearm. Mechanical safeties can fail and can give a false sense of security, I have seen rifles fire when the safety taken off. If people think about firearm safety each and every time they handle a firearm and obey the rules of firearms safety they or anyone around them should have no worries. By the way, I have been hunting for 62 years and have handled firearms longer than that.