I am a politician myself, and I an say this for certain that when case is well prepared there is very little you can do.
That's just about the ONLY thing you've said that I can agree upon, sir.
Taurus doesn't manufacture guns in the United States. Virtually every LEO, and military contract let in the past one hundred years has required that the guns, ay the very least, be assembled in the United States. The assembly requirement is for LEOs, not the military, who require that the guns be built here.
Perhaps that might "affect" the choices?
I really have a hunch that slowly by slowly this poll is being cooked by certain folks.
I don't believe that guests can post, much less enter a poll. I also see where you may only vote once, after that, the current results show up.
Accordingly, it would appear that you just cannot understand why the majority of people don't have the same experience as you.
I mentioned that I own in excess of 14 Taurus handguns. I have related MY experience with them, over the past 30 years. To listen to the various posters here, most of whom have bought multiple Taurus handguns, more, it appears, as they entered the fray later in the thread, it would be literally impossible for me to not have had SEVERAL malfunctioning Taurus guns. I'm not relaying anyone else opinions, stories, or tales of woe.
I, for one, cannot believe that anyone who has such terrible experiences with a product, would continue to buy them. <edit>
FYI, Taurus handguns have been issue items in:
Brazil
Israel
Singapore
Hong Kong
The UAE
Some options, including non-domestics, which have been chosen by departments and militaries over Taurus despite even bring cheaper to buy than many Tauri:
Smith Sigma
Ruger P95
Springfield XD
NONE of these are non-domestics. All are either produced, or assembled, in the United States. Then again, the P95 was chosen for the Afghan Police, as was the Sigma. The XD, or XDM is
NOT "even cheaper to buy than many Tauri". You're not even
TRYING to be factual here.
Failed= malfunctioned repeatedly, thus failed to meet my standards of a handgun should be.
That, sir, is an opinion of what a handgun should be. Did you let the gun break in? You would if you owned a Kahr.
Following that criteria, most of the military M16 rifles used in Basic would be relegated to the same category.