I would hope so, if they are on the Federal payroll. The point is, as a law abiding taxpayer, I'm not real anxious to see a huge spike in government employment, especially armed government employment.
Just my opinion. Yours may vary.
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I would hope so, if they are on the Federal payroll. The point is, as a law abiding taxpayer, I'm not real anxious to see a huge spike in government employment, especially armed government employment.
Just my opinion. Yours may vary.
My old agency got incorporated into DHS which is just a make-do consolidation for all practical purposes.
I was a firearms instructor for a good many years. In olden times the agency issued your basic .38/.357 DA revolver--M10, M19, Rugers, etc. Other revolvers and semiautos were allowable if .38 cal or over, American made, and if the owner could and would qualify with them--providing his own ammo as necessary. That took care of the average troops and let the pistoleros, of which there were more than a few--do their own thing. I carried a LW Commander .45 until an administrative weenie wet his panties because I didn't have official, documented training with it. Things went downhill from there as far as I was concerned.
I said to hell with it and went to a good wheelgun. A few years after that there was a gradual shift to semiautos gathered steam; and with it, the search for the '"perfect gun". In the meantime personally owned Glocks and SIGs came into use, and training and ammo issue got a little more complicated. The Beretta 96D got picked about the time I retired, and everyone was supposed to get one. Soon after that the H&K .40 was also adopted as an alternative. And so on and so forth.
Personally I carried a good wheelgun for most of those years and was still carrying it when I had the option of the Glocks and SIGs. Being a retired CCW I can carry anything I want and, guess what, it's the same revolver. Too many years invested in muscle memory to throw away.
I'm all for the best equipment I can get, but this search for the ultimate bullet launcher gets pretty silly. My preference is for decent body armor and a long gun of some sort if things get sticky.
I am also very skeptical of all the experts and bean counters that get involved in the process. The same people chose our vehicles and most of they time they weren't anything you'd want in your garage.
Oh, well.
I was a firearms instructor for a good many years. In olden times the agency issued your basic .38/.357 DA revolver--M10, M19, Rugers, etc. Other revolvers and semiautos were allowable if .38 cal or over, American made, and if the owner could and would qualify with them--providing his own ammo as necessary. That took care of the average troops and let the pistoleros, of which there were more than a few--do their own thing. I carried a LW Commander .45 until an administrative weenie wet his panties because I didn't have official, documented training with it. Things went downhill from there as far as I was concerned.
I said to hell with it and went to a good wheelgun. A few years after that there was a gradual shift to semiautos gathered steam; and with it, the search for the '"perfect gun". In the meantime personally owned Glocks and SIGs came into use, and training and ammo issue got a little more complicated. The Beretta 96D got picked about the time I retired, and everyone was supposed to get one. Soon after that the H&K .40 was also adopted as an alternative. And so on and so forth.
Personally I carried a good wheelgun for most of those years and was still carrying it when I had the option of the Glocks and SIGs. Being a retired CCW I can carry anything I want and, guess what, it's the same revolver. Too many years invested in muscle memory to throw away.
I'm all for the best equipment I can get, but this search for the ultimate bullet launcher gets pretty silly. My preference is for decent body armor and a long gun of some sort if things get sticky.
I am also very skeptical of all the experts and bean counters that get involved in the process. The same people chose our vehicles and most of they time they weren't anything you'd want in your garage.
Oh, well.
But the folks here wouldn't know anything about that, would we?
What at odd formulation. As proof that members of Congress are acting vigilantly to ensure there is no bias in the formulation of the purchasing requirements, the story gives an example of how a couple congressman weighed in with a "concern", later addressed, that there was no bias in favor of American-manufactured guns.
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So: 9mm or .45?
[PLEASE DON'T ANSWER THAT - I can do a search just as easily as the next highroader.
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Thank you, I think I understand better.
However, I still appreciate an article about a major government contract that's currently held up by the ever popular "Should I get a glock, a sig, or are H&K better?"
However, I still appreciate an article about a major government contract that's currently held up by the ever popular "Should I get a glock, a sig, or are H&K better?"
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