The Atlantic magazine says that the new fangled Army handgun will result in more deaths on the street because it is a military weapon. What a fail. The new Army handgun already exists because it will be chosen from current handguns which are "on the streets" now.
"The U.S. Army plans to select a new standard-issue handgun. If history is a guide, similar pistols will soon start appearing at gun stores and crime scenes near you.
This week, the U.S. Army will brief arms manufacturers on the design requirements for a new standard-issue handgun. Several gun makers will compete for the lucrative contract, developing weapons that are more reliable and more powerful than those currently in service. Officials say the upgrade is overdue—it’s been nearly 30 years since the Army adopted the Beretta M9. But the last time the military challenged the industry to make a better handgun, all the innovations intended for the battlefield also ended up in the consumer market, and the severity of civilian shootings soared."
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...ilitary-guns-make-the-civilian-market/375123/
Edit: apparently this author has posted MANY anti gun articles in the past. He has an agenda. Hence the bias.
"The U.S. Army plans to select a new standard-issue handgun. If history is a guide, similar pistols will soon start appearing at gun stores and crime scenes near you.
This week, the U.S. Army will brief arms manufacturers on the design requirements for a new standard-issue handgun. Several gun makers will compete for the lucrative contract, developing weapons that are more reliable and more powerful than those currently in service. Officials say the upgrade is overdue—it’s been nearly 30 years since the Army adopted the Beretta M9. But the last time the military challenged the industry to make a better handgun, all the innovations intended for the battlefield also ended up in the consumer market, and the severity of civilian shootings soared."
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics...ilitary-guns-make-the-civilian-market/375123/
Edit: apparently this author has posted MANY anti gun articles in the past. He has an agenda. Hence the bias.
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