hi jtduncan,
while i agree with you that the glocks are great choices for carry, i respectfully have to disagree with you that the best question to ask would be "what do cops and federal agents carry?"
most of the time, cops don't get to choose what they carry. while many smaller, rural departments may have more liberal policies on firearms choice, the overwelming majority of america's 19,000 state and local agencies have strict guidelines on what officers can carry on and off duty.
furthermore, the sad truth is that most cops are not marksmen by any stretch of the imagination. i've got too many friends on well respected *special* teams that can't keep up with your average squad of c class ipsc shooters. this is a sad testament to the state of l/e today. cops need more money to train like they fight, but instead, administrators decide to dumb down the whole system by replacing proper training with pieces of equipment. end result, the overwelming majority fight like they train- extremely poorly.
have you ever tried shooting a duty glock with a ny-plus trigger? around half of nypd's 40,000 cops are walking around with that 12lb-trigger pull abomination because of liability concerns and a lack of training. this to me is not the way to choose a carry gun, and no one should allow any given department's administrative policy play a role in deciding what gun you should carry.
i'm sure the cops on this forum would agree. the cops who frequent this forum are probably shooters who take their guns seriously- that would automatically make them part of the minority of cops that actually know how to shoot and shoot well. if you ever get a chance to talk to anyone from delta (they have a ridiculous budget and sickening allowances for ammunition to train with) ask them what they feel about the 1911.
so again, while i wholeheartedly embrace your endorsement of glocks, i strongly believe that cops are not the standard for good shooting, nor should their guns be automatically seen as *the best choice* without understanding how and why those guns were chosen by administrators.
best regards!
joe
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