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Posted: 6/29/2016 9:42:37 PM EDT

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/police-officers-be-armed-glocks


Put down that six-shooter, pardner. Your day is done.

The Hawaii Police Department is going the way of many federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and exchanging officers’ clunky old Smith & Wessons for sleek, new Glock 9 mm semiautomatic handguns.

“The days of the revolver are over for law enforcement,” said Lt. Thomas Shopay III, a member of the department’s tactical unit.

The Smith & Wesson 5906 was last manufactured in 1999. It’s a good gun, but replacement parts in any quantity are getting harder and harder to find.

“We knew this day was coming; we just didn’t know when it would be,” said county Finance Director Deanna Sako on Monday, as the Standardization Committee unanimously approved making the Glock models 17 and 19 the new standard for the police force.
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Link Posted: 6/29/2016 9:46:26 PM EDT
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Who let the retard have the computer? The SW 5906 is a semi-auto.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 9:46:57 PM EDT
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The fuck do revolvers have to do with anything.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 9:51:03 PM EDT
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 9:57:35 PM EDT
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Will they sell the old ones or make a big deal about destroying them and wasting taxpayers money?
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:07:22 PM EDT
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It's Hawaii- they will destroy them in a big public ceremony so the unwashed masses don't get their grubby hands on them.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:09:43 PM EDT
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So they went from SW 5906 revolvers to hand grenades?



I'm so confused right now.

Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:11:51 PM EDT
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At least they picked the right caliber of Glock to use. How many guns are they getting? I don't see it being all that many.

Edit. They are buying 100... So ruffly as many as a handful of arfcomers personnel Glock armories.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:13:35 PM EDT
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Best gun given the climate.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:13:56 PM EDT
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Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii County department plans to turn in the old Smith & Wessons to the dealer for a rebate. That should earn about $90,000, Shopay said.

The Honolulu Police Department incurred public criticism last year when it opted to destroy more than 2,300 guns, potentially losing $500,000, according to Hawaii News Now.
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:14:50 PM EDT
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Who let the retard have the computer? The SW 5906 is a semi-auto.
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It's a Smith & Wesson. That makes it a revolver. Don't you know anything?  

Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:20:18 PM EDT
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Actually, the reporter isn't the only ignoramus. Look who said this little gem:


“The days of the revolver are over for law enforcement,” said Lt. Thomas Shopay III, a member of the department’s tactical unit.
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Link Posted: 6/29/2016 10:20:48 PM EDT
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.


They're the reason why THIS exists:
Link Posted: 6/29/2016 11:19:04 PM EDT
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Actually, the reporter isn't the only ignoramus. Look who said this little gem:


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Actually, the reporter isn't the only ignoramus. Look who said this little gem:


“The days of the revolver are over for law enforcement,” said Lt. Thomas Shopay III, a member of the department’s tactical unit.


I think that cop might have been taken out of context or was trolling the reporters. I get the feeling the retard might have conducted a phone interview...or is blind as well as retarded.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:50:12 AM EDT
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So, we should be seeing some LNIB 5906's coming to the states soon?

I'm up for that buy.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 2:21:50 AM EDT
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FFS GD
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FFS GD
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Edit. They are buying 100... So ruffly as many as a handful of arfcomers personnel personal Glock armories.


FFS GD

"Roughly".

FFS, incomplete spelling criticism.  No half measures.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 2:48:01 AM EDT
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Ooh, does this mean we'll see a rush of surplus 5906s now?????
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 2:54:11 AM EDT
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ehhhh.......

 
you're talking HPD. those guns are destined for a date with a crusher or recycler.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 3:24:01 AM EDT
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At least they picked the right caliber of Glock to use. How many guns are they getting? I don't see it being all that many.



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So me and a dozen other grenade collectors
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 4:00:05 AM EDT
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LOL, they were still carrying 5906's?  that's so 1980's
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 4:22:46 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 6/30/2016 4:29:47 AM EDT
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I'm just glad someone in HI can carry a handgun.
 















If you cannot detect the sarcasm dripping off this post... you need to recalibrate
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 5:03:15 AM EDT
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I'm up for that buy.
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HPD will no sooner destroy those pistols than see public get their hands on them.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 5:04:02 AM EDT
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.
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The fuck do revolvers have to do with anything.



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Who let the retard have the computer? The SW 5906 is a semi-auto.





The fuck are you guys talking about? Reading skills are still important.



1. Where in the article does it state a 5906 is a revolver?

2. Who said anything about revolvers: The reporter or the Lt?





If you're gonna get bent at anything, the part of the article that cites the manufacture date of 1999 for the S&W for a reason why they are being phased out. Glock started making 3rd gen guns in ...1998.
 
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 5:55:06 AM EDT
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So cheap 5906 for everybody or do the cops get to buy them cheap.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 6:14:53 AM EDT
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.


So, assault six shooters???
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 6:17:24 AM EDT
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.
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The fuck do revolvers have to do with anything.


Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.

If the average plumber were as competent as the average journalist, civilization would collapse.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 6:21:07 AM EDT
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The fuck are you guys talking about? Reading skills are still important.



1. Where in the article does it state a 5906 is a revolver?

2. Who said anything about revolvers: The reporter or the Lt?





If you're gonna get bent at anything, the part of the article that cites the manufacture date of 1999 for the S&W for a reason why they are being phased out. Glock started making 3rd gen guns in ...1998.
 
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Stupid reporters who know jack and nothing.



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The fuck do revolvers have to do with anything.



Quoted:

Who let the retard have the computer? The SW 5906 is a semi-auto.





The fuck are you guys talking about? Reading skills are still important.



1. Where in the article does it state a 5906 is a revolver?

2. Who said anything about revolvers: The reporter or the Lt?





If you're gonna get bent at anything, the part of the article that cites the manufacture date of 1999 for the S&W for a reason why they are being phased out. Glock started making 3rd gen guns in ...1998.
 
Read the first line in the op.

 
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 6:21:44 AM EDT
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lets all sing the plastic gun with bad trigger song

Link Posted: 6/30/2016 6:31:50 AM EDT
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They have brand new never fired 3rd Gen 5906s in the box that they could sell and instead will destroy them along wih the mags and spare parts.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:01:12 AM EDT
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I did. The article does not say Hawaii PD was using a six shooter. The first line in the OP - which by the way is not on in the body of the article linked says "Put down that six-shooter, partner.  Your day is done."



It does not imply, state nor infer that Hawaii PD uses a six shooter. What is does imply or state is that the day of the six shooter revolver is now past.
 
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:23:01 AM EDT
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glocks are allergic to coconuts
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:25:24 AM EDT
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True, but clunky and old still works.



 
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:28:12 AM EDT
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They've been campaigning this for awhile.

But HPD is pretty weird.  You buy your own car, and receive a small stipend each year for maintenance.  They give you a red bubble light that you drive around with.  Some have nice SUVs, sports cars, or hoopties.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:32:49 AM EDT
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So many agencies are switching to the 17/19 that I imagine availability of 9mm mags and ammo will be difficult in coming years.

Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:34:59 AM EDT
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a series of KB sounds

hear the sound of my people
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:42:02 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 6/30/2016 7:44:54 AM EDT
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Why does the Hawaii Police Department intend to murder children?  That is the only reason for a Glock to exist, right?  Dead children in the street at the hands of democrats.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 11:57:27 AM EDT
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They make mags way faster than guns.

Ever had trouble finding Glock .40 mags?
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So many agencies are switching to the 17/19 that I imagine availability of 9mm mags and ammo will be difficult in coming years.


They make mags way faster than guns.

Ever had trouble finding Glock .40 mags?

PMAGs, that's all I use.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:05:18 PM EDT
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“The days of the revolver are over for law enforcement,” said Lt. Thomas Shopay III, a member of the department’s tactical unit.

The Smith & Wesson 5906 was last manufactured in 1999. It’s a good gun, but replacement parts in any quantity are getting harder and harder to find.
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You want normal citizens to have police grade weaponry?!
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:18:27 PM EDT
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I did. The article does not say Hawaii PD was using a six shooter. The first line in the OP - which by the way is not on in the body of the article linked says "Put down that six-shooter, partner.  Your day is done."

It does not imply, state nor infer that Hawaii PD uses a six shooter. What is does imply or state is that the day of the six shooter revolver is now past.


 
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Read the first line in the op.  


I did. The article does not say Hawaii PD was using a six shooter. The first line in the OP - which by the way is not on in the body of the article linked says "Put down that six-shooter, partner.  Your day is done."

It does not imply, state nor infer that Hawaii PD uses a six shooter. What is does imply or state is that the day of the six shooter revolver is now past.


 

It absolutely implies (so that you the reader might infer) that Hawaii PD uses a six shooter.  Why else would it be included?

ETA:  And the first line in the OP is the very first line in the article, it's tucked up under the video box.

ETA2:  That article is very strangely written.  They're "unbundling" guns to service other guns?  Who has ever said "unbundling" when they meant "disassembling"?
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:35:05 PM EDT
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They already had them here for years. Transitions was crazy, NY triggers and all.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:40:47 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:45:10 PM EDT
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Is this one of those cute little Glock bashing threads or one of those cute little cop bashing threads?

I just want to know before I waste 5 mins.
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:47:38 PM EDT
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Thought they just switched to p320s
Link Posted: 6/30/2016 12:58:04 PM EDT
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My 5904 is the pistol I most regret ever selling.



It was a damn nice gun, but it was the '90s and I was 24 and stupid.



 
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