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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/shoot_cop_guns_don_work_1aynri0kjgmLOShIoAcpZM
Shoot! Cop guns don't work!
By JOHN DOYLE
Last Updated: 6:41 AM, October 24, 2009
Posted: 3:33 AM, October 24, 2009
The NYPD's entire fleet of Highway Patrol officers was pulled from their posts and rushed to a Bronx firing range yesterday because of a malfunction discovered with their shotguns, sources said. The snafu was discovered during a training session at the Rodman's Neck range when NYPD weapon experts found "intermittent" problems with the firing pin that prevented the gun from discharging. All 75 Mossberg 590A1 shotguns had to be turned in for the older Ithaca 37s. Officers then had to be recertified to use those guns before they could return to their posts. Precinct squad cars were sent in shifts to make up for their absence, though the NYPD insisted there was no lapse in patrols.
The NYPD's entire fleet of Highway Patrol officers was pulled from their posts and rushed to a Bronx firing range yesterday because of a malfunction discovered with their shotguns, sources said.
The snafu was discovered during a training session at the Rodman's Neck range when NYPD weapon experts found "intermittent" problems with the firing pin that prevented the gun from discharging.
All 75 Mossberg 590A1 shotguns had to be turned in for the older Ithaca 37s.
Officers then had to be recertified to use those guns before they could return to their posts.
Precinct squad cars were sent in shifts to make up for their absence, though the NYPD insisted there was no lapse in patrols.
Wonder how old the Ithaca's they're using are?