In a move that’s rocking the rank and file, the Chicago Police Department has abruptly banned the use of the once-trusted Sig/Sauer P320 pistol as an authorized duty weapon. The order came down swiftly, leaving thousands of officers scrambling. The official reason? Alarming reports that the weapon can fire without the trigger being pulled. For years now the gun-maker has brushed off horror stories about negligent discharges, usually blaming human error. After all, it’s easier to blame the gun than admit to a deadly mistake. Just think back to Alec Baldwin’s tragic shooting on a New Mexico movie set—he insisted he never pulled the trigger, yet a woman lost her life. But experts were quick to point out that the revolver in question simply doesn’t fire on its own. This, however, isn’t Hollywood. The Sig Sauer P320 has a documented pattern of discharges—many occurring while holstered. Lawsuits are piling up, and the manufacturer continues to deny fault, but the incidents are too numerou...
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If you were trained to the level of skill needed to stop a maniac locked up in a hotel room with a collection of automatic weapons, would you be satisfied with sitting in front of a computer monitor all day, drinking coffee, and telling people where the washrooms are?
Gun control reduces the problems caused by drunks, other idiots and petty criminals who should not be in possession of firearms. These shooting rampages are planned ahead of time, giving the perpretrators time to acquire the weapons they need. This particular perp (let's not identify him by name) was an outlier, with the financial resources to purchase and stock sophisticated weapons, making him that much harder to stop. Is it really a good thing that people can buy bump-firing stocks and hundred round magazines?
We could equip hotel rooms with explosive charges so that we can kill the occupants any time they become dangerous. Where do you want to go with this?