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  • Re: Air Force command pauses M18 pistol use after airman's death at Wyoming base

    From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to rec.aviation.military,alt.politics.republicans,talk.politics.misc,talk.politics.guns,sac.politics on Sun Jul 27 00:33:00 2025
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    On 7/26/25 11:20 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
    https://apnews.com/article/airman-death-sig-sauer-m18-pause- 39660361f6bdff4482020293acb79805

    The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming.

    The use of the M18 pistol, a variant of another gun that has been the
    target of lawsuits over unintentional discharge allegations, was paused Monday rCLuntil further noticerCY following the rCLtragic incidentrCY Sunday at
    F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, the command said in a statement. Security Forces airmen at all command bases rCLwill conduct 100% inspections of the M18 handguns to identify any immediate safety concerns,rCY it said.


    Hey, they're mechanical devices. Designs can
    have unexpected flaws.

    The grooves for the trigger sear might be too shallow,
    or mis-matched hardness might make one or the other
    part wear down too soon.

    One fired a revolver the owner had "improved". He'd
    filed back the parts to the point where it'd fire
    if you basically breathed on it. NOT safe ! Better
    to have a little more trigger pull than a trigger
    that can pull itself. UN-improved the best I could
    with the tools at hand ... still was like a 2.5 oz
    pull alas ...

    Guns should fire when YOU need them to, and never
    otherwise.
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