Exactly. When decocking any hammer fired revolver or pistol, you point the firearm in a safe direction FIRST. Why? Because with most older firearms, you have to pull the trigger to do it!
Yeah, newer revolvers have transfer bars to prevent discharge if the operator accidently releases the hammer too fast when decocking, and some newer pistols have decocker levers (so you can decock without manipulating the hammer at all), but the rule is still the same.
That's why I am not a fan of Glocks and most similar types of pistols, because there is no way to "decock" the striker with a round chambered. Walther P99 is an exception, and a few others from Canick and Taurus.
Sig p226 for full size or p229 for the mid size has a really nice decocker on the hammer. Pricy gun at around $770 certified by Sig used last time I saw a good deal.
Sig sp2022 has a decocker too. It's under $500 and kinda looks like a p229 but with a polymer frame. These are really perfect guns.
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