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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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