Agenda

“The concept of immediate incapacitation is the only goal of any law enforcement shooting and is the

underlying rationale for decisions regarding weapons, ammunition, calibers and training.”

Justification for Law Enforcement Partners

May 6, 2014

FBI Training Division: FBI Academy, Quantico, VA

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usti ion for Law Enforcement Partner:

Caliber debates have existed in law enforcement for decades

Most of what is “common knowledge” with ammunition and its effects on the human target
are rooted in myth and folklore

Projectiles are what ultimately wound our adversaries and the projectile needs to be the
basis for the discussion on what “caliber” is best

a After 10,639 rounds

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Procurement - On May 5" the procurement process began with the submission of a sole |

| source request to the State Procurement Office (SPO).

~~ | Qn June 15", the SPO denied the sole source request by stating that the Sig
_»..| P320 safety features were not sufficient to prove the need for a sole source
-| Justification. Although highly disappointed with the misguided SPO decision, the
= 4FTU rapidly submitted a restricted specification exemption request but

“., unfortunately, that too was denied.

At the conclusion of the Immersion test, 1.5 pounds of sand/dirt was added to
| the water to create a mud slurry mixture. The firearms were then submerged in
the mud slurry and agitated for 30 seconds. The Sig P320 was the only firearm

“| to fire more than 3 rounds upon removal. The Glock fired 2 rounds before

malfunctioning and the M&P9 was only able to fire 1 round prior to |
malfunctioning.

: Adverse / Abusive Conditions

ee Again, the Sig P320 proved to outperform during the Sand / Dirt Test. This test

| was conducted using local material found on the Koko Head Range. Each

ae 4 firearm had 7 grams of sand / dirt placed directly in the slide, barrel and

- | magazine well and after working the action 3 times, three (3) rounds were fired.
| If the firearm functioned, 3 additional grams of dirt was added and the above

a procedure repeated. If the firearm continued to function, Sand/Dirt mixture