Following the adoption of the M17/M18 pistols, the XM7 carbine and the XM250 light machine gun, SIG became a premiere ...

The Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission has prohibited recruits from training with the gun and banned it from campuses, citing safety reports.

The Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy followed suit in selecting the Sig Sauer pistol as its duty weapon. The military’s version of the gun, known as the M17 and M18, has an external safety.