His thumb replaces the hammer back into safety position on the pistol.

Vaz raised his, almost in the safety position, but angled so that it was clear he might conceivably use it.

Gears, Stranded, and Gorasni stood around it, most of them holding their weapons in the safety position or even slung over their shoulders.

But since rookie safety Earl Wolff injured his knee earlier this season, the safety position has been the Eagles' Achilles heel in pass coverage.