dwa12479
.338 Win Mag
I'd say its less they're "appealing to leftists", and more responding to a lawsuit that could be financially devastating.
Glock Discontinues Nearly All Current Models
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JunkBoxFull
.308 Win
GREAT GUNS! I happen to own that same Performance Center 9mm in your picture (which is also my EDC w/Streamlight TLR-6 Light/Lazer combo).
I also have 2 of the Shield PC 45`s. One is the Shield PC 3.3 in ported, the other one is the Shield PC non ported 4 inch model. If i had to give up any of my guns, my Shields would be the very last to go.
BMF JK
.44 mag
So will my Glocks double or triple in value in a couple years !?
No merit!
JunkBoxFull
.308 Win
Justincase
.308 Win
What about the 44?
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Doesn’t matter if there is merit or not. The cost to prepare and defend these lawsuits is absurd. Really they need to say we will stop supporting you for this and our guns will not be able to be bought by law enforcement in your state but they won’t do that. Same reason it will cost too much.
I really can’t blame them and I actually support it. Think about it purely from a business and marketing standpoint. We saw a safety concern and we addressed it. Do you really want gangs members to be able to easily 3-D print switches and kill people? I don’t and Glock doesn’t either. Is it the fault of Glock, heck no, but if an easy changes solves all this why wouldn’t they do it. Why keep old models on the market from a business standpoint anyway? I’m not sure this will solve the problem but at least they can say they tried. I think it’s a win for everyone as long as the new slide design will fit on old guns but even if not many times when new models come out old models stop receiving support after some time.
spat
.950 JDJ
Doesn't mean it won't be expensive.
dwa12479
.338 Win Mag
We all said the same thing about the lawfare charges against Trump...
JunkBoxFull
.308 Win
Holy shit bro, really? That sounds like democrat talk!
"we don`t know if it will work, but lets throw more gun laws at it anyway, because it looks like we`re doin sumptin".
See what i did there?
spat
.950 JDJ
I am sure some bean counters and lawyers got together and compared the cost to defend the lawsuit against the cost to redesign the whole product line.
And now we see what answer they got.
It's really just that simple.
It's ugly, it's cowardly, but it's just business.
JunkBoxFull
.308 Win
I expect there will be some bean counters visiting the unenjoyment line while looking for new jobs. People be losin jobs, it`s just business.
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
Wonderful. So now home depot is going to be keeping all metal files in a locked case along with the spray paint. Pretty soon you'll need to make an appointment to even enter the fucking store.so now you actually have to file something
spat
.950 JDJ
Yea, bean counters are notorious for not accounting for the damage that pissing off your customers and employees does.
RedBreast21
6.5 Creedmoor
So I heard that it is all about the switches on certain Glock models and their connection to States lawsuits like NY and CA. Glock caved. Removing all of the ones that can be modified from sale in the U.S. 
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I was talking with a Sheriff's deputy in my county a while back. Basically the county has a fund of money to settle any "police brutality" lawsuits. The County Attorney and the County Treasurer's argument is that it saves county taxpayers money to just settle rather than go to court, even when the county is likely to win. It's simply a matter of dollars and cents. The way I look at it, that's essentially what Glock is doing here. Along with creating the latest and greatest to get the fanboys to buy their product all over again.
spat
.950 JDJ
It is.
And it's a very penny wise/pound foolish strategy.
Because while it may be the cheapest way to resolve the one case, it encourages many more cases.
It's like paying a ransom. It may be the cheapest way out now, but it puts a giant target on you that says "attack here" for the future.
dwa12479
.338 Win Mag
This is very true. The problem is that it encourages people to file frivolous suits, and theyre rewarded for it.
Michael Bloomberg extorting another gun company with the promise of ruinous litigation.
Pretty clear Everytown is controlling several state AG offices and legislatures.
And they will use this "easy to convert" logic on AR15s next.
Pretty clear Everytown is controlling several state AG offices and legislatures.
And they will use this "easy to convert" logic on AR15s next.
spat
.950 JDJ
If you continue to pay the Danegeld, you will never get rid of the Dane.
Phazer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
BMF JK
.44 mag
I don’t think that’s how it works. Glock voluntarily discontinued the product line . They weren’t banned.
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
I'm wondering if we'll still be able to buy leo trade ins.
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
Despite what the dude above says... what he showed with the slide and also Johnny Glocks showed, still easy to convert. The extra material can be removed to even use gen 5 and earlier parts like the striker. The main obstacle will be the back plate. Do I think China can make slightly smaller back plates or 3D prints can be adjusted? 
This whole thing is just another tally in the "technological infantalism" we have in this country. I have always felt this when it came to the "Large Capacity" magazine bans.
If you ask politicians what makes a Large Capacity magazine or makes one more dangerous you'd think it was space astronaut technology ground together with the actual souls and bodies of school shooting victims.
In reality we're taking about a piece of bent sheet metal and a spring, or some molded plastic.
Same with this. What makes a gun full auto? Gunsmith toiling got hours in his shop in a deep seedy underground lair you need a password to get into? Oh no wait, it's a small tab of plastic the size of a pencil eraser.
They're just banking on the masses being too stupid to figure it out and it seems less people are playing along.
This thinking needs to be FLATLY CONDEMNED each time it comes up, laughed off really. Not placated.
If you ask politicians what makes a Large Capacity magazine or makes one more dangerous you'd think it was space astronaut technology ground together with the actual souls and bodies of school shooting victims.
In reality we're taking about a piece of bent sheet metal and a spring, or some molded plastic.
Same with this. What makes a gun full auto? Gunsmith toiling got hours in his shop in a deep seedy underground lair you need a password to get into? Oh no wait, it's a small tab of plastic the size of a pencil eraser.
They're just banking on the masses being too stupid to figure it out and it seems less people are playing along.
This thinking needs to be FLATLY CONDEMNED each time it comes up, laughed off really. Not placated.
spat
.950 JDJ
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
eazy peazy