Jeff, as a longtime reluctant and new Glock owner, I have to respectfully disagree. Your history and reasoning might be correct. Though lack of training is a problem, no matter the service weapon. And I don't think a Glock would be my first choice if I were a cop and got to choose my service weapon. But it's a pretty good bang for the buck. If you're already a lifelong gun person and a safety fanatic as I am, I don't see how a Glock is unsafe. The only special rule with these is that you have to keep the trigger guard covered at all times. It's not something you can thrown in the side pocket of your cargo pants. And you can't skimp on the proper holster or holstering. Galco is not cheap and this holster looks like a bad choice for a DAO gun with a 4.5 lbs. trigger on all shots. Though it's my main carry gun while my two carry SIG's are being refinished, I wouldn't think about carrying it near a seatbelt or anything that could cramp the position. It goes in the small of my back, inside the waistband when I walk, in the door pocket when I drive and in my tank bag or jacket pocket when I ride.
Again, I was Glock-reluctant for a looonng time. Took me a good 15 yrs. to warm up to them. But I got one and fell in love. It's reliable, accurate, cheap and expendable.
My first trip to the range with my first Glock.
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