Santa Barbara sheriff selects Sig P320 for new duty gun

By Joey Clementine

The Sig P320 handgun. (Photo: AR15.com)
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has contracted Sig Sauer for its next duty weapon, the New Hampshire gun maker said in a statement Wednesday.
The office opted for the Sig P320 pistol, the same model selected earlier this year by the U.S. Army as its standard sidearm.
Santa Barbara sheriff’s Cmdr. Sol Linver said his department was impressed by the performance of both the 9mm and .40-caliber models when they tested Sig weapons.
“We were literally one week away from selecting a competitor’s pistol when Sig Law Enforcement Representative Tony Levatino visited us,” Linver said in the statement, adding his department looks “forward to a long and rewarding relationship with Sig Sauer.”
Founded in 1850, the department, located along the central coast of California, is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the state. Today, it is comprised of more than 700 employees and 200 volunteers.
Sig representatives echoed the excitement, boasting about the company’s expanding success. “We are proud to add such a well-recognized agency as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s office to the fast-growing list of law enforcement agencies adopting the Sig P320,” said Tom Jankiewicz, executive vice president of the company’s law enforcement sales.
In January,

Source: Guns.com