Well you are basing your opinion on an article. Let's assume for a minute the folks down there are just about as smart as we are. Let's also assume nobody goes through this much trouble unless there is a good reason. If you get by those assumptions then you might be able to accept the fact they made the best decision they could make for their Department.
As to the speculation as to what caused the jam and all the talk about more training from the couch commando crowd, what are you basing your comments on? None here have any idea how much training this department provides their officers or how much the officers train themselves. Fact is you know very little about the incident except for the fact it was enough for the department to investigate, conclude their might be a better pistol solution out there and act upon that conclusion.
Whether or not the shooting incident had anything to do with the decision is not even known. Hell, the Mayor's daughter may have married the S&W sales rep for all we know.
Before all the Glock apologists jump all over this thread it should be also said the LA Sheriffs Dept just dropped the M&P from their approved list of pistols so I guess you win some you lose some.
Take Care
Bob
That is my point. We are not in opposition. Nor am I assuming anything.
I simply stated you should not make a broad or impulsive decision like that without considering all the options. I hope that is the case.
We could also "assume", since you have asked us to get by a couple assumptions, that Government officials, PR people, people up for election, or someone concerned with liability made a knee jerk emotional reaction "becasue it jammed?"
Since we are assuming, we could also assume the one decision maker who decided this just wanted an excuse to get rid of the Glock and freshen up his armory. Who knows.
You said " you know very little about the incident except for the fact it was enough for the department to investigate, conclude their might be a better pistol solution out there and act upon that conclusion."
True, however, what I am wondering about is "serious study", and how they were they able to remove the human factor from the hardware in what went wrong, and exactly how they came to their conclusion.
As to "the couch commando crowd" or "glock apologists". I don't think advocating for science or proper research, in all cases where it might save an persons life, makes me either.
These people putting their lives on the line should have the best gear AND training.
And they should shoot IDPA! Or anything that gets them more trigger time.
