MD State Police to Carry Px4 Storm

The Maryland State Police have chosen the Beretta Px4 Storm to replace their Beretta 96D pistols. It will issue 1,065 Px4 Storm D Model pistols in .40 S&W to their officers. “The Maryland State Police are pleased to continue our long partnership with Beretta by upgrading the pistols our troopers carry to the new Beretta Px4 Storm,” said Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan, the agency’s superintendent.

“After rigorous testing by Maryland State Police experts, the Storm has proven that its simplistic design, safety features, ability to individualize fit, ease of maintenance, and overall dependability make it the firearm ideally suited for use by Maryland State Troopers as they continue to serve and protect the people of our state,” he said.

The Beretta Px4 Storm pistol provides a single solution to pistol fit in a diverse agency setting. The Storm allows each officer to customize his or her pistol based upon hand size and left/right preference with interchangeable backstraps and grips, reversible and interchangeable magazine releases and slide catches. Officers also have the ability to shift from an open-carry to a concealed-carry platform without any change in the control configuration. The Px4 Storm’s modularity also provides for quick and safe disassembly without requiring the user or armorer to pull the trigger during the process, increasing the overall safety of the handgun.

The Px4 Storm Model D .40 S&W is a double-action-only pistol with a spurless hammer, and an automatic firing pin block safety and a three-dot sight system. “We are extremely confident of the durability and reliability of the Px4 Storm under extreme conditions,” said Elio Oliva, vice president of sales and marketing for Beretta’s Law Enforcement and Defense Division.