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But it certainly can while being re-holstered.Just remember it won't go off while it's holstered.
As I said in the old thread about "pointing the muzzle at the family jewels" which is also why my opinion is that AIWB mode be used by only those with a lot of firearms-carrying experience and years' worth of practicing meticulous firearms safety.
I don't think that it's that concern.
But I have personally witnessed two NDs -- in holsters -- caused by foreign agents that migrated into the holsters and caught against the trigger as the pistols were inserted -- pistols fired, One through and through (about an 8 inch wound channel, tall big dude) in a calf muscle and the other a scorched cargo pocket with a couple holes. I have seen multiple LE training bulletins recounting incidents such as this, and am familiar with another dozen cases where this has happened.
The other occurrence that's even more commonplace is for the inexperienced, truly complacent or the "brain fart" episodes is reholstering a pistol with a finger on the trigger. I responded to a very serious incident involving a guy with four or five years on the job who suffered permanent nerve damage to his right leg doing this...
As one who's become too familiar with Mr. Murphy over the years, it's not about feeling as though I'm not competent enough to carry in a certain mode, it's just about risk mitigation.
That and the fact that it's pretty simple to effectively conceal any handgun without having to resort to AIWB