LA Sheriff Department’s Swap to Smith & Wesson M&P Highlights Inadequate Police Training

By Robert Farago

In 2014, LA County swapped out their Beretta 92F’s to the Smith & Wesson M&P9; from a handgun with an external safety and an 11.5 pound initial trigger pull to a handgun without an external safety and a consistent 6.5 pound trigger pull. Some 6100 M&P’s in all. The Office of Inspector General County of Los Angeles has just released a report on the change entitled Assessing the Rise in Unintended Discharges Following the Sheriff’s Department’s Conversion to a New Handgun. According to the OIG’s Executive Summary . . .

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD or Department) personnel. The information suggested that the recent adoption of a new standard issue pistol that was not equipped with an external manual safety had led to a steep rise in unintended discharges. The OIG, therefore, began a review that analyzed the introduction, training and performance record of the new handgun in the LASD to determine whether there was indeed a rise in unintended discharges, their likely causes, and any promising remedies suggested by the facts. We found a sharp increase in unintended tactical discharges putting officers and the public at risk.

Even without reading the 52-page report, TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns