You know it's bad when

[Lumpia is sarap!®]

The correct question is: "Is that a Glock MODEL 22 in .40 Smith & Wesson caliber?" C'mon Calgunner!!!

[bruceflinch]

The correct question is: "Is that a Glock MODEL 22 in .40 Smith & Wesson caliber?" C'mon Calgunner!!!

QFT!

[Mr310]

In his or her duties to protect and serve, I feel that a police officer/deputy/marshal/agent/whatever need only know how to make their weapon go "bang" and put a round where they want that round to go without unnecessarily endangering people other than the bad guy. Sure, they should know how to maintain their weapon, but more than that? C'mon. Next it'll be that they should teach the ballistic properties of a .240 Weatherby vs. a .404 Jeffery in academy classes. It's not a big deal.

[Cyc Wid It]

I will let you know the next time a surgeon asks for "that sharp pointy thing".

[Mr310]

I will let you know the next time a surgeon asks for "that sharp pointy thing".

Also let us know the next time some cops rushing to a bank robbery decide that they need their Glock 17, their HK USP, Glock 22, Glock 23, Glock 19, their Beretta 92, or their Remington 870.

[Turo]

And I bet most people don't know what model of computer they are using right now.

Whats your point?

I think a better comparison would be if an officer didn't know whether his car was a crown vic or a Dodge Charger and when asked he just says, "It's a car that takes 'Regular' gas"

If the officer truly didn't know that his gun was a Glock 22 (the biggest identifying mark on the gun) I'm going to say the guy was a moron. It's probably more likely that he just thought the OP was asking if it was a .22lr, but even that's a pretty terrible assumption.

[Mr.1904]

Lumpia hit the nail on the head.

Im not trying to start any arguements. I just wanted to share my facepalm moment to CG's.

[Steve G]

MYOB!

[SilverTauron]

For most cops a gun is just another tool on the belt.Its a conflict resolution tool some officers wish they never had to carry.

As long as that officer knows how to use it, he can call it a Glock Candycane for all I am concerned. Not every LEO is a gun person, just like not every cabdriver is a car guy.

[acolytes]

Oh yeah!!! Glock Fotay!!!!! Only true professionals carry the Glock Fotay! The G22/G23 must be the "civilian version".

[Webologist]

For most cops a gun is just another tool on the belt.Its a conflict resolution tool some officers wish they never had to carry.

As long as that officer knows how to use it, he can call it a Glock Candycane for all I am concerned. Not every LEO is a gun person, just like not every cabdriver is a car guy.

I don't think I've ever been in a cab where the driver didn't know the make/model. I'm guessing this LEO is a strong candidate for the next negligent discharge...

[zfields]

For most cops a gun is just another tool on the belt.Its a conflict resolution tool some officers wish they never had to carry.

As long as that officer knows how to use it, he can call it a Glock Candycane for all I am concerned. Not every LEO is a gun person, just like not every cabdriver is a car guy.

Exactly. I don't expect calGUNs members to understand that.

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[jonnyt16]

You'd think a police officer would be more knowledgeable of his own tools but thats not always the case. I used to work at a gun range where a few departments used for qualifying/practice so I was in contact with them fairly often. Many did not even know what a 1911 was. Not saying this is bad at all, just saying that a portion of law enforcement doesn't know much about firearms.

Also, the recent threads on negligent discharges involving police officers doesn't suprise me either. In my own experience working at that range, it seemed like the LEOs displayed poor and unsafe weapon discipline more so than the average joe. Finger in the trigger guard when picking up a gun, "muzzling" me and other customers, and walking back to the counter from the range with the slide forward and a magazine in the gun was a lot more commonplace than I ever would have thought with these guys.

All of the LEOs that came through there were upstanding guys and they always had cool stories to share. It was really fun talking to them. But one of the things I learned was that just because someone wears a badge or is in law enforcement does not make them knowledgeable or even safe with firearms.

[Cyc Wid It]

You'd think a police officer would be more knowledgeable of his own tools but thats not always the case. I used to work at a gun range where a few departments used for qualifying/practice so I was in contact with them fairly often. Many did not even know what a 1911 was. Not saying this is bad at all, just saying that a portion of law enforcement doesn't know much about firearms.

Also, the recent threads on negligent discharges involving police officers doesn't suprise me either. In my own experience working at that range, it seemed like the LEOs displayed poor and unsafe weapon discipline more so than the average joe. Finger in the trigger guard when picking up a gun, "muzzling" me and other customers, and walking back to the counter from the range with the slide forward and a magazine in the gun was a lot more commonplace than I ever would have thought with these guys.

All of the LEOs that came through there were upstanding guys and they always had cool stories to share. It was really fun talking to them. But one of the things I learned was that just because someone wears a badge or is in law enforcement does not make them knowledgeable or even safe with firearms.

And yet, they get all sorts of special gun-related privileges (government and private)! Perhaps they should get pen and carbon copy paper privileges for writing tickets. I don't think anybody expects police officers to be tacticool experts, but having basic knowledge of something you carry on your person every day isn't asking much.

[bernieb90]

You ask a police officer if he's carrying a glock 22. And he responds - "no, it's a glock 40."

And i go - "it's a glock 22 tho, no?"

He responds sternly - "no, it's a glock 40."

I normally dont condone the use of the facepalm smiley. But this warrants a big one.

You ask a carpenter if he is using the new Eastwing E3-20SM 20oz Framing hammer with the milled face.

He reponds I dont know its a hammer.

No I say "its a E3-20SM with a milled face don't you know anything?"

He says "its a hammer" (as he expertly drives a 16D nail into a 2x4)

The point is that a gun is just a tool to most cops. I would like to also point out it is the normally the least used of of the tools at their diposal. They use many tools. ASPs, TASERs, Patrol cars, handcuffs, pepper spray. Most cops don't have a clue exactly what model of whatever they are using they just need to know how to use it.

Why do you expect cops to be gun guys always? Should they also know everything about cars, TASERs, handcuffs, etc.