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<br />4) Ammunition and spare magazines are interchangeable and can be shared <br />amongst all officers. <br />5) Only one certified armorer is required to maintain all weapons. Instead of a wide <br />and expensive variety of parts on hand for a multitude of weapons, only a small <br />supply of parts for one brand would be required. <br />6) All weapons would have a high capacity magazine-insuring that each officer <br />would have an adequate number of rounds on hand at all times. <br /> <br />Problem Resolution: <br /> <br />The resolution is readily apparent, but not as easy as it may appear. Departmental issued <br />weapons being the solution, the next phase of the process would be to find a weapon, in- <br />cluding the operating system and caliber that would work for all officers on the force. <br /> <br />To achieve this goal, the department followed the same process that the Tacoma Washing- <br />ton Department used in selecting a new weapon. Cross sections of officers were selected <br />from within our department to take part in the testing process. These including both male <br />and females, large and small handed officers, skilled marksman and unskilled alike. <br /> <br />Through extensive research and contacts, the following weapons were brought in for test <br />and evaluation: <br /> <br />Kimber full size, .45, single action <br />Kimber Compact. .45, single action <br />Glock 21, .45. safe action <br />Glock 36, .45 safe action <br />H & K USP, .45, double action <br />Berretta Storm, .40, safe action <br />Sig Sauer P220, .45, double action <br /> <br />In addition we also tested the Springfield XD .40, safe action and the Walther .40 safe action <br />pistols. These came in late in the testing process. <br /> <br />The weapons were rated by the officers for: <br /> <br />Balance, weight, perceived recoil, trigger pull, operation of controls, ability to field strip and <br />clean, durability, reloading and reliability. <br /> <br />Once testing was complete, the Kimber came out rated number one, scoring 9 out of 10 <br />points. The Glock 36 came out last, scoring a 5.75. Tacoma PD had the same results in their <br />testing process. <br /> <br />Solution: <br /> <br />Although the Kimber tested number one, it is a very expensive weapon. It would cost almost <br />$1,000 an officer to issue this weapon. I find this to be cost prohibitive. A second choice <br />would be the Springfield XD in .40 caliber. The cost to issue this weapon would be less than <br />