FL Police Union Official: It’s Time to Stop Using the SIG SAUER P320
“This is not a matter to be debated in endless committees or subjected to slow bureaucratic review. This is an officer safety issue. This is a public safety problem.”
“This is not a matter to be debated in endless committees or subjected to slow bureaucratic review. This is an officer safety issue. This is a public safety problem.”
Most of the buzz has focused on the patent’s statement regarding the P320’s safety system which, AST’s 2023 announcement stated “exposed an element of risk for its users due to documented unintended discharge” and the fact the inventor, Brian McDonald, was at one point an employee of SIG SAUER.
We’ve seen videos that show the P320 is either dangerous or every bit as safe as any other striker-fired pistol on the market. The reality is…we don’t know which is true. Also, neither do you. And in the end, it probably doesn’t matter any more.
While a smattering of shooting and training facilities had banned use of P320 platform pistols in the past, the exclusions accelerated following the death of the airman, with bans by groups like A Girl & a Gun and Gunsite prominent among them.
Despite what Edwin Starr said in the song “War” more than half a century ago, good God y’all, war often does indeed benefit people in ways they seldom realize or understand.
One of the biggest goober moves a surprising number of gun owners make is leaving an unsecured handgun in their
Gunsite will allow Military or Law Enforcement students to use their P320 government-issued duty pistols, but will try to discourage those students from using it as well.
Gun control advocates in public health lab coats have for years manipulated data to fit preconceived narratives to tug on heartstrings in order to advance an anti-2A political agenda. And what better heartstring to pluck than “children.”
Don’t create obstacles for yourself when carrying your gun. Get training, practice, then rinse, lather, and repeat until safely handling your EDC gun becomes second-nature. Carry your gun loaded and ready to go.