3 July 04

Taking the lead from the Burbank PD, LAPD is eliminating buckshot from their inventory and going to an all-slug shotgun program. This has been under consideration for some time, but the move is finally being made now. Of course, only low-recoil slugs will be issued.

We might call this a trend among American police departments, although buckshot is still thoroughly entrenched in many places. I find low-recoil slugs wimpy, and I would rather see the recoil issue addressed by issuing small-statured officers 20ga shotguns, but, in big departments, that is a logistical challenge many don't want to tackle.

/John