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Originally Posted by DWB
Knowing this, why do think the police continue to use 9mm? It's not like they don't have options.
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We are probably about the same age. There was a time which you recall that all police used .38 revolvers for many decades as the standard. Then came the .38 special/magnum. Then they all started switching to .357 revolvers for more knockdown power. Then .357 magnums. Then Barettas appeared on the scene as a reliable, high capacity pistol... 16 in the clip, 1 in the pipe and took over as the military branches adopted them to replace .45's adn for a while, everyone had a glock 9 or baretta. It did not take very long before people started switching to .40's and .45's for the knockdown power as 9mm doesn't do much to stop a 300 pound, pissed off person.
Most police everywhere in the USA, choose and buy their own weapons (handguns anyway) as far as i know. Peoples choices are rarely perfect.
I would guess this cop realized immediately that a 9mm wasn't a great choice... regardless of how cool Mel Gibson made them look.