Just sit back and pay close attention. You'll see more of this should you stay in gov't employment. This is probably a very slick move the Sheriff is making that will force the powers that be to buy patrols rifles in a large package and to increase the dept.'s overall budget for the next fiscal year.
  It's a typical power move that is needed from time to time, to force the issue at hand and get the money that is needed from the powers that be.

  In this political environment, with Homeland Security being such a hot button topic, I'm reasonably sure this what's going on, based on the very limited info you've provided and I'm sure that the powers that be won't make the dept. wait until summer. They'll magically find the funding for the patrol rifles and other needed "Homeland Security" equipment.

  In the coming days/weeks, you'll find this lack of patrol rifles and other equipment will be leaked to the press and public, there will be an uproar and outrage from concerned citizens and magically delicious, new gear will be inbound.

  In short, politics/business as usual.

PS: You mentioned having been issued a shotty w/ slug sights...Good if the dept is also issuing slugs along with buck and you've been trained and qual'ed on the use of slug.  There's very few deadly force scenarios in the LE world that can't be adroitly managed by a shotty w/ slugs and buck.

one of the bigger ticket items we plan for this coming year is purchase of patrol rifles.   Not that we don't already have them.  But what we have is modified DRMO M-16A1 rifles from the Army.   They still have the giggle switch installed and our biggest concern is this admin ordering them taken back from LEA and returned to the Army, during his last year in office.

  Just sit back and pay close attention. You'll see more of this should you stay in gov't employment. This is probably a very slick move the Sheriff is making that will force the powers that be to buy patrols rifles in a large package and to increase the dept.'s overall budget for the next fiscal year.
  It's a typical power move that is needed from time to time, to force the issue at hand and get the money that is needed from the powers that be.

  In this political environment, with Homeland Security being such a hot button topic, I'm reasonably sure this what's going on, based on the very limited info you've provided and I'm sure that the powers that be won't make the dept. wait until summer. They'll magically find the funding for the patrol rifles and other needed "Homeland Security" equipment.

  In the coming days/weeks, you'll find this lack of patrol rifles and other equipment will be leaked to the press and public, there will be an uproar and outrage from concerned citizens and magically delicious, new gear will be inbound.

  In short, politics/business as usual.

PS: You mentioned having been issued a shotty w/ slug sights...Good if the dept is also issuing slugs along with buck and you've been trained and qual'ed on the use of slug.  There's very few deadly force scenarios in the LE world that can't be adroitly managed by a shotty w/ slugs and buck.

Could be because you have to qualify with it, and the range officer would have to be familiar with every firearm used.  Now if you have 125 officers carrying a different gun think how hard that could be.

You have to take the 8 hour class and qualify once a year whether it was issued or personal. And they already had the stipulation that it be .223.


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  Just sit back and pay close attention. You'll see more of this should you stay in gov't employment. This is probably a very slick move the Sheriff is making that will force the powers that be to buy patrols rifles in a large package and to increase the dept.'s overall budget for the next fiscal year.
  It's a typical power move that is needed from time to time, to force the issue at hand and get the money that is needed from the powers that be.

  In this political environment, with Homeland Security being such a hot button topic, I'm reasonably sure this what's going on, based on the very limited info you've provided and I'm sure that the powers that be won't make the dept. wait until summer. They'll magically find the funding for the patrol rifles and other needed "Homeland Security" equipment.

  In the coming days/weeks, you'll find this lack of patrol rifles and other equipment will be leaked to the press and public, there will be an uproar and outrage from concerned citizens and magically delicious, new gear will be inbound.

  In short, politics/business as usual.

PS: You mentioned having been issued a shotty w/ slug sights...Good if the dept is also issuing slugs along with buck and you've been trained and qual'ed on the use of slug.  There's very few deadly force scenarios in the LE world that can't be adroitly managed by a shotty w/ slugs and buck.

 What he said... now excuse me while I reminisce of the days when I could buy my own gear and the department just gave us a list of "guidelines".

Training also convinced the Sheriff that AR-15s would be the better choice as they were already set up for maintenance work because of our office's SWAT team.

As opposed to what?  What was the other option?