Why Are Gen 4 Glocks Law Enforcement Only - Where it gets slightly more confusing is that while the glock 25 was banned for civilian sales, it was still legal to import for law enforcement and military sales. Numerous leo agencies still use the gen 4, so glock is still supporting them and still offering limited orders of gen 4 guns to leo agencies, but going forward, all leo. Glock lists several models on their website as law enforcement only, and for some reason they are all gen 4 models? G17, g17 mos, g19, g19 mos, g22, g23, g26, g27, g34, g34 mos, g35, g35 mos (all gen 4). Basically “law enforcement only” mean that new models of that gun will only be made sold to law enforcement and citizens are left with the gen 4’s circulating in the market already or. Does anyone know why all of the gen 4 glocks are listed as law enforcement only on the glock website? Iirc they have discontinued the gen 4 for public sale. One of the key factors behind the glock’s success was its simplicity. The use of polymer materials made it lightweight, durable, and resistant to extreme conditions, making it. Gen 4 was replaced by gen 5 but, some le agencies have gen 4 written into their policy and procedures and can't use gen 5 because of bureaucracy. Kinda like the okay to. Glock discontinued the gen4’s as the gen5’s are being produced except for law enforcement as some departments still might be using them. The gen3’s are still made. Leo only can mean a lot of things. On some guns it means an leo sku (like the. According to a police1 survey in 2025, 65% of law enforcement agencies issue glock pistols as the standard sidearm. But what specifically drove this brand loyalty over. They're not law enforcement only.
Where it gets slightly more confusing is that while the glock 25 was banned for civilian sales, it was still legal to import for law enforcement and military sales. Numerous leo agencies still use the gen 4, so glock is still supporting them and still offering limited orders of gen 4 guns to leo agencies, but going forward, all leo. Glock lists several models on their website as law enforcement only, and for some reason they are all gen 4 models? G17, g17 mos, g19, g19 mos, g22, g23, g26, g27, g34, g34 mos, g35, g35 mos (all gen 4). Basically “law enforcement only” mean that new models of that gun will only be made sold to law enforcement and citizens are left with the gen 4’s circulating in the market already or. Does anyone know why all of the gen 4 glocks are listed as law enforcement only on the glock website? Iirc they have discontinued the gen 4 for public sale. One of the key factors behind the glock’s success was its simplicity. The use of polymer materials made it lightweight, durable, and resistant to extreme conditions, making it. Gen 4 was replaced by gen 5 but, some le agencies have gen 4 written into their policy and procedures and can't use gen 5 because of bureaucracy. Kinda like the okay to. Glock discontinued the gen4’s as the gen5’s are being produced except for law enforcement as some departments still might be using them. The gen3’s are still made.