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NYPD Should boycott Glocks (NYC Anti-gun paranoia article)
NY Post ^ | 14 January 2011 | unknown

Posted on 01/14/2011 3:47:35 PM PST by Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

The mayor of Connecticut's largest city has gotten the message.

So why in the world can't Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly?

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch says The Post's call for police departments to stop buying Glock sidearms until the company stops general sales of 30-round magazines -- like the one used in the Tucson massacre -- is "an excellent idea."

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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They view this tragedy as an "opportunity." I can't believe the Post is peddling this.
1 posted on 01/14/2011 3:47:38 PM PST by Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
Are you kidding me?

Not to mention the numerous other companies that manufacture 30+ round magazines for Glock handguns.

Oh, here's one now.

2 posted on 01/14/2011 3:51:46 PM PST by Dan Nunn (Support the NRA!)
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Glocks should be “boycotted” because their design is inherently unstable and unsafe, and every HONEST gunsmith / gunseller knows it.


3 posted on 01/14/2011 3:57:25 PM PST by golux
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
Now what will the NYPD use the next time they face a "Bridegroom" day before his wedding?

I mean like didn't they pump 20+ rounds into that guy? Then there's the poor guy who pulled his wallet on them eh. 58 rounds? You need a couple of magazines for that!

If they want to get the firepower on target NYPD is going to need to send more guys on each hit.

4 posted on 01/14/2011 3:58:20 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Will someone tell these a$$holes what Leahy said about Vermont have LOW crime and NO gun control.


5 posted on 01/14/2011 4:01:06 PM PST by Carley (THE MEDIA UNDERSTANDS CREDENTIALS BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND PRINCIPLES)
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To: Dan Nunn; The Comedian

No one makes one for my Model 20. I am depressed. snif


6 posted on 01/14/2011 4:01:32 PM PST by Noumenon ("We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.")
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

The libs need to get their story straight. Was it Sarah Palin’s fault or was it the gun’s fault? Or maybe since Sarah Palin didn’t stick, they are now blaming it on the gun.


7 posted on 01/14/2011 4:02:39 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: golux

...And no, you don’t have to have your finger on or near the trigger mechanism for your “trusty” Glock’s firing pin to release. If the truth were known about these weapons they would be junked by their owners overnight, but somehow the truth seems to disappear from the ‘net, or be “cleanly” controverted - especially on Google. So ask an honest gunsmith, face-to-face. I’ll say no more.


8 posted on 01/14/2011 4:02:48 PM PST by golux
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Aren’t most high-capacity magazines made by a third party?


9 posted on 01/14/2011 4:02:52 PM PST by ExtremeUnction
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Maybe next they’ll propose that the NYPD boycott body armor until criminals stop shooting at them. I’m sure the NYPD would be thrilled with that idea as well.


10 posted on 01/14/2011 4:04:13 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

That’s dumb Boycott Glock because they refuse to stop selling 30 round magazines.Now question is,Who does Glock sell more Firearms to?The Police Departments of this country or the civilians that want to defend themselves.

My bet would be the civilian market is magnatudes larger.In that event the Police Departments are only harming themselves.


11 posted on 01/14/2011 4:07:41 PM PST by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: golux
I know why departments buy them. They are cheap.

Instead of playing I've got a secret, tell us how they malfunction.

A portion of my agency went back to Glocks because their HKs started malfunctioning due to exposure to salt spray on boats.

Personally, I've had one malfunction with a Glock (magazine) and one with my HK (feed ramp got filthy after shooting a few hundred rounds of "green" ammo.)

12 posted on 01/14/2011 4:13:51 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Maybe the rest of us ought to boycott NYC-based big banks, especially the ones that received a bailout.


13 posted on 01/14/2011 4:27:41 PM PST by theBuckwheat
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters
I believe the NYPD should boycott Government Motors (GM) because most drunk driving fatalities are caused by GM vehicles.
14 posted on 01/14/2011 4:35:58 PM PST by lonevoice (Where the Welfare State is on the march, the Police State is not far behind)
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy

Blaming guns for violence, is like blaming spoons for Michael Moore being fat.


15 posted on 01/14/2011 4:41:57 PM PST by MuttTheHoople (Democrats- Forgetting 9/11 since 9/12/01)
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To: golux

20 years with Glocks and not a problem.
I guess I’m just living on borrowed time.


16 posted on 01/14/2011 5:01:27 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
Many more NYPD officers have been killed with Boeing products than with Glocks. It follows that the NYPD and the City of New York should boycott all Boeing products.

It doesn't stop with just 33 rounds! There is a 40 round drum magazine available for the .45 ACP Glock 21 in the aftermarket! If they were legal here in the People's Republic, I'd buy one, because ... well, just because I could!


17 posted on 01/14/2011 5:02:57 PM PST by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
NYPD Should boycott Glocks

And Massachusetts should have boycotted Oldsmobiles.

18 posted on 01/14/2011 5:09:42 PM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: golux

“...And no, you don’t have to have your finger on or near the trigger mechanism for your “trusty” Glock’s firing pin to release. If the truth were known about these weapons they would be junked by their owners overnight, but somehow the truth seems to disappear from the ‘net, or be “cleanly” controverted - especially on Google. So ask an honest gunsmith, face-to-face. I’ll say no more.”

Ridiculous nonsense. Your tin foil hat needs a refit.


19 posted on 01/14/2011 6:14:03 PM PST by Conan the Conservative (Crush the liberals, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the hippies.)
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To: Seamus Mc Gillicuddy
Just a little bit farther, and the Left thinks it can push for gun confiscation.

That will 'trigger' another civil war.

20 posted on 01/14/2011 6:21:55 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (The future? Imagine Cass Sunstein's boot stamping on Lincoln's beard, forever.)
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