"The 1911 pistol remains popular as an alternate duty weapon, including with the LAPD, and agencies such as the Long Beach (Calif.) Police Department train with it as the primary academy duty weapon."
"NYPD’s requirement for a 12 pound trigger pull weight."
"So even with the P226, which was designed to be double action for the first round and single action for every round thereafter, the NYPD requires it to operate in “double action ONLY” mode."
Just cause it's what the cops do, doesn't mean it makes sense. And just cause a course instructor said it, doesn't mean it's true.