WelL I finally got to see a usefull purpose to the safety strap this week end, had a large family Party ..stayed 2 nights...CC my PPS to and from the cottage but because off all the swimming and kayaking it stayed in my luggage.....I could of locked it in my car but that was at the top of a hill and too faraway for my comfort level. So pulled the pin removed the strap and it's a paper weight. This gave me great piece of mind knowing wandering fingers of one of the young kids couldn't cause an incident.