Here's some common sense gun control everyone can get behind.
Yes, it's true: The Sig Sauer P320, which Milwaukee's finest have been carrying since 2019, is prone to accidental discharge, and has unintentionally shot two MPD officers since 2020.
According to Milwaukee's Fox 6:
The unintended discharge of Milwaukee Police Department service weapons was the subject of a lawsuit between the police union and the city. There are at least 19 open lawsuits against gun manufacturer Sig Sauer across the country. Most concern injuries from the same model of gun used by Milwaukee officers. Sig Sauer is the gun all sworn MPD officers are required to carry.
Yeah, that's not good. Not good at all.
Some details on those accidental discharges which led to the lawsuit against the city:
According to the lawsuit, Officer Adam Maritato was unintentionally shot by another officer's gun in 2020. The suit states that as Maritato and fellow officer Adam Parks were trying to place a person in the back of a squad car, Parks' gun fired, striking Maritato in the leg.
Neither officer had drawn the gun or pulled the trigger, according to the suit.
Less than a year later, on Jan. 2, 2021, another Milwaukee officer's gun inadvertently fired. Then on Sept. 10, as two officers were investigating a hit-and-run crash, one officer's holstered gun went off, striking the other in the knee.
Oh my…
Luckily for the City of Milwaukee, once the Sig Sauer P320 is replaced by the much more reliable Glock 45, the lawsuit against them will be dropped.
The plan calls for the Milwaukee Police Department to replace the existing Sig Sauer P320 service weapons with Glock 45 handguns. The new firearms would be paid for with funds from the department's asset forfeiture fund, which includes money from the sale of property seized by the department from illegal operations.
Well, I guess this is good news for the time being, but I kinda wish they'd move a little faster on this one.
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said the firearms would likely be purchased and distributed to officers early next year if the plan is approved soon. The existing firearms would go back to the supplier.
In the meantime, he's asking his officers to "follow the training" to remain safe.
I hope by "follow the training" you mean "bring your own Glock to work" or at least anything that's not a Sig Sauer P320.
Cuz I don't want to be anywhere near one of those.
