Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: NYC: Empire State Shooting: ALL bystanders were shot by police [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)The trigger pull for a double-action/single action pistol changes according to whether it is being fired as a double-action pistol or as a single-action pistol.
New York Police Glocks have a consistent 12-pound pull whether the shooter is firing the first round or a subsequent round. The New York mayor wants to avoid accidental discharges by mandating the usage of a semi-automatic with a heavy trigger pull. In a manner consistent with that, if a weapon has already been fired and a cop is pointing at a target to shoot again, the cop needs to have as much accuracy as possible at that time and Bloomberg should not have the same type of concern that he had about accidental discharges.
If Bloomberg wants to avoid the accidental shooting of bystanders when a pistol is too hard to keep on target because of an excessive heavy trigger pull, he should consider giving up the Glocks in favor of a double-action/single action pistol.
The alternative would not have to be a FN FNP USG. However, the trigger pull for a FNP-9 in double action is generally 8 pounds and, in single action, it is generally 3-4 pounds.
I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of the injured bystanders sues the City of New York on the Glocks being used by the cops could not be adequately controlled because the mandated trigger pull was excessively heavy.
So "Glocks are one of the most widely used hanguns on the market." Excuse me, but so what? A number of bystanders were just injured. A sensible mayor would start considering alternatives. One is that the springs on the existing New York police Glocks could be adjusted downward so that the trigger pull is not as heavy. Another alternative is to consider a double-action/single action pistol which will give the mayor what he wanted with a heavier trigger pull, and give him what he should want in order to allow the cops to control their weapons for greater accuracy after the first round is fired.
If an 8 pound trigger pull for a FNP-9 in a double action mode is not heavy enough for the mayor for the first round, he could have that or the trigger pull on other double-action/single action pistol adjusted upwards.