They were turned in because their useful lifespan as a military issue sidearm was over. They were turned in because the M9 became standard issue. They were turned in because the US wanted to standardize on the 9MM with the rest of NATO. I shot them in the military, too.

And I apologize for the phrase I deleted and admitted already it was purely antagonistic. I'm just trying to be objective about the guns that are being released by CMP.