29 Mar 01

Latest from the NJSP. It just gets worse:

"Last week, we were told we were getting our old HK P7s back for an indefinite period. Some of us had them back already. Suddenly, that got canceled. Then, the exchange was scheduled again, and we were told to turn in all new equipment issued to us (along with the S&W P99 pistol itself), including holsters, all magazines, magazine holders, trigger locks, extra backstraps, etc.

As a result of all the high-level indecision mentioned previously, most of us had in our possession two issue pistols, our old H&K P7 and the new S&W P99, which we were told not to use anymore. However, one of our gaggle of management geniuses had already shredded all the P7 holsters and accessory leather. So, we now theoretically have our P7s back, but we no longer have any holsters in which to put them!

S&W had been given two weeks to fix the highly publicized P99 reliability problems. The deadline is tomorrow, 30 Mar 01. We see no chance of the deadline being met.

In the interim, we're all wondering how we're supposed to work with a pistol and no holster. Our colonel assures us he is 'working on the problem.' However, he doesn't have to pull a shift."

/John