Kyle police will finally get department-issued handguns

Mayor Todd Webster pulled an item off the consent agenda at Wednesday’s City Council meeting — an item approving the expenditure of $23,687.50 for 50 Glock .40 caliber pistols (pictured here) for Kyle police officers — after a gadfly resident complained at the open speakers forum that it was another example of wasteful spending.

It turns out, if Kyle police officers want to "preserve and protect" with department-issued weapons, they would go on duty with all the firepower of a greater London bobby. That’s right, Kyle police officers have to purchase their own firearms.

That is, up until Wednesday night’s council action.

And as far as wasteful spending goes, the $473.50 per pistol price seems like a fair price to me. The best deal I could find on one was $539.00.

So there’s that, too.