Ironicaintit
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Glock markets to LE with the pitch that LE officers are too non-gun-familiar to work anything with a manual of arms harder than a revolver. Seriously, that's a big part of their pitch.
Arguing that LE's wide adoption of plastic striker-fired guns means metal-framed, hammered guns are obsolete is like arguing that cops' widespread use of Chevy Caprices as cruisers means that Mercedes and BMW's and Porsches are "obsolete." It's a preposterous argument.
I am friends with a few cops. One of them saw action in Iraq in '91, shoots quite a bit just as a fun hobby, can strip an AR down to pieces in the blink of an eye, and generally really knows his stuff. He carries a 1911 on duty that is so pretty it nearly qualifies as a BBQ gun.
Another one I know... Good guy, but is not mechanically inclined. He does shoot enough to be proficient, but he really doesn't shoot for the thrill of it. It is just a tool he uses. He carries a Glock.