In all fairness... our local PD uses M&P's, & they have what they call "citizens academy" where they teach citizens what the PD does, part of the class the students get to shoot one of the officers guns... most of these people, have never fired a gun before...
I'm honestly impressed, that in aprox. 100 people, since I started keeping track, I've never seen a miss fire... with new shooters, there are so many things that can go wrong, limp wristing, etc. so, to me, that's pretty impressive
If I were wanting a modern carry gun, I'd have to give the M&P a look... perhaps even in 40 S&W, since that ammo never seemed to totally dry up around here...