First of all Brett, I must apologize for the manner of my original post. It is definitely a case of saying something in a way that "even if you're right, you're wrong". When I got up this morning far more clear headed, I still remembered everything I had written....in horror I might add. I really am sorry. It was caused by a chemical imbalance from two prescriptions I am taking for a nerve disorder. I have experienced it before so I know exactly what it was, and for that reason don't take the two together at the same time. Apparently being sick with the flu kicked a combination of the two into my system.
In any event, please disregard anything I said and more importantly, the way in which I said it. That is not the normal me. I feel really bad about it.
As for the the inconsistencies you pointed out, they are certainly valid but more because of a limitation of typing space and explanation than anything else. I just used a single action cocked and locked as one example since it addressed the hammer issues of the single action.
But my experience has been that the automatic of today, be it single action or even more so with quality double action autos, that the jam has almost become a myth of the past. At least in a practical time frame. I own 6 autos that have all had at least 500 rounds fired from each of them, and several that have reached several thousand rounds fired, without experiencing a single failure to feed or failure to fire. Granted, that was not the case 20 years ago except for a few very expensive examples or extensive hand work being done. But these days, you can buy a Sig or a CZ or several other quality brands right of the shelf and experience no more malfunctions than with a good revolver. I also have several 1911s that are as reliable or nearly so, but are not inexpensive weapons.
A double action auto would also address all of the safety issues that have been talked about. They take far less training than a single action auto and function pretty much like a revolver with the exceptions of a more complicated take down and a hammer that remains back after a person is done shooting. But most people cock a SA before they intend to fire it, so the same issues apply there, and there is still the issue of lowering the hammer safely. In this regard, the double action autos are the safer of the two as most have automated hammer drop safeties. So, in my mind, the safest firearm combined with the largest magazine capacity, freedom from jamming and ease of use would be the double action auto and not the single action auto or the single action revolver. But I didn't point that out, so my bad.