I almost hesitate to post this.....

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Aussie here, so this thread hits a bit closer to home...

So what do I think?

Well, as usual, more twisted "truths" from our media (propaganda).

It's typical in this anti-gun country that they would blame a perfectly good semi-auto for the incompetence of police officers...
And then add, to try to frighten people into losing confidence in the weapon, some pure ******** about the gun injuring people with a slide that "flies off"... :cuss:

And it's about bloody time our LEO's got some new handguns too.
I was speaking to one just recently about the issue and the only reason they hadn't replaced their .38 Autos and .357 Magnum revolvers was because of budgetry constraints (how typical again :rolleyes: ).
 
"Anybody want a peanut?"

Anyway...

Glock: Australian for "if you pull the trigger it will fire."

Mike
 
Nearly 60 percent of American police carry Glocks. There's more involved that just economy. I know this comment will upset some 1911 afficianados, but the Glock has proven to be the best general purpose police firearm in the world.

I'm not upset. I know a LEO who told me "I just qualify". In other words, he ONLY shoots when qualifying (with a SIG). I was a bit taken aback when he told me this...
I'm not of the camp that says Glocks, "DA" autoloaders, etc. are safer; rather, I think that it's a sales ploy. The safety is between one's ears.
I am pro LE; however, it is a shame that many are hobbled by their departments, politicians, and to an extent public opinion.

Bob
 
Australian Police and Glocks...

I have watched the Queensland Police train with their Glocks on numerous occaisions while a resident there. I remember one Police range officer who stressed the proper procedure repeatedly to his trainees. "O.K., boys & girls, this is what we do to not shoot ourselves" (removes magazine and repeatedly racks slide). A young female officer, who didn't understand the operation of a semi-auto pistol, racked the slide several times, each time ejecting a round, then dropped the magazine and popped the Model 22 into its box. "BANG", and the box goes spinning off the range table! There have been so many UD's in Australian Police transitioning to Glocks because the standard of training is woefully inadequate in many areas.:what:

As Admiral Thrawn writes...the notoriously anti-gun Media here love any chance to blame guns for evil...and do so with each police UD they learn of.:fire:
 
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You can't sell newspapers if you don't keep the sheeple stirred up. And nothing stirs up the sheeple like misinformation and statistics.:banghead:
 
I was in Australia briefly in 68. I was told that they had recently upgraded from Colt 32 ACP Pocket Auto. Everyone was pleased with their new choice because of the increased knock down power. It was a Colt Detective Special 4" bbl in 32 S&W Long.
I thought they were culturally deprived.
Mike
 
I don't see anything in the article that would slam Glock pistols. The author, and the people doing the whining in the article, obviously know so little about firearms that their opinions are worthless.

I love Glocks. I love 1911's. I love some S&W's.

Every single gun out there will bite you if your training and focus are not up to par.

Maybe they need 12lb trigger springs and the 8lb connector on their Glocks. That'll keep them from going off accidentally... :)
 
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