I use beretta's in my line of duty and I can honestly tell you that if I wanted a nice and VERY SAFE handgun to carry with me, it would be the beretta. Accurate (I'm a sharpshooter from 25 yards out.... 3.1 feet... guess thats like 79-80 feet back) and the fact that they have a very good safety system. I haven't fired many other handguns but the beretta is just a damn good gun. You get what you pay for and I know it may be a little expensive but you can't pay too much for safety. And like I said already, it is very accurate.