Re: FBI re-evaluation of issue weapons ->Re: Armored cars

[festusdirk@xxxxxxxx]

Zitiere Arclight <arclight@datahaven.de>:

> Hmh - how often do they use their gun anyway? From 
what I heard about the
> procuring of a new sidearm for bavarias police, the 
main criteria were
> weight and comfort of wear, as officers will just 
carry the gun for 99% of

thatīs the main issue now, but some things have been 
decided before.
the bavarian sidearm currently issued is the p7, usually 
with a 8 round magazine. this weapon is cocked and the 
safety is released by just holding the front of the grip 
, so releasing a shot is possible by pulling the trigger 
with relative little power as soon as the p7 is drawn. 
thatīs perfectly fine when you regularly train with your 
gun. but officers assigned to a county police station 
will usually see the police firing range every 2 to 5 
months maximum, even qualifying only once a year is 
legally o.k.. they are not allowed to train on a 
private range with their issued weapon, even if there is 
one in most villages or small towns. department approval  
of such a range isnīt possible, as armed police officers  
training  is controlled statewide, not by the local 
detachment.
 And even if they wouldnīt hit the broad side of a barn, 
with 35 plus  years they`re officers for lifetime and a 
bavarian state trooper positively carries a gun. 
too often in the past years bavarian (or lower saxony, 
that is. same shit happening just south of harburg city 
limits) 9mm full metal jacket flew around because a 
nervous officer had no real chance to handle his issued 
weapon correctly.
the current evalution now has to choose between some 
other perfectly fine modern technology weapons having 
(in order of importance):
a) german origin (well, somehow: please donīt search for 
logic when "being german" is an issue)
b) conventional safety
c) high-capacity magazine 

cost is no real issue, as bavaria will get serious 
discounts anyway: lower saxony has the same problem, 
saxony usually follows everything big brother bavaria 
does...
 whatever gun gets chosen, will see some additional 
sales.

so carrying comfort is the only thing left to compare.

another thing: the california highway patrol uses more 
than one mustang. but as the series ran out of 
production, they looked for something else (for example 
with a roof stable enough to put a lightbar on it :)).
the michigan state police runs tests every year for all 
law enforcement agencies to see if the cars proposed 
from detroit, auburn or whereever fill standard needs 
and check what typical replacement parts/repairs cost, 
but every department has its own preferences.
still buying larger batches makes sense. for example 
ford (america) paints every wanted colour design as soon 
as you order a minimum of five identical cars, otherwise 
youīre stuck to a local detailer.
the nypd ordered hundreds of prepainted and assembled 
doors. thatīs cheaper and faster! than starting from 
scratch every time a car is damaged.

should do for now

festus 




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