DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capital mission
www.thehandbasket.co
Sources confirm to The Handbasket that task force members are preparing to be armed.

The title and the following are from the jorno’s Bluesky post.

The M-17 is the military variant of the Sig Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol, a controversial firearm that has been banned by multiple law enforcement agencies (including ICE) for reportedly firing without a trigger pull. […] The M-17 may have been chosen as a compromise to follow the orders to arm the DC national guard while making the optics “less aggressive” than, say, rifles.

https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lwrlgm73nc2l

  • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    8 days ago

    It kinda made sense since the M9s that were in stock were getting old, so they wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade instead of just restocking the same thing.

    …but then fucky shit happened around the trials for picking the next standard sidearm. Baretta submitted an M9A2 with all the features the Army wanted and didn’t even get considered. I STG in twenty years we’re gonna learn that somebody somewhere got a kickback.