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Originally Posted by dyna mo
interesting, perhaps seeric might have some insight to this. I'm now curious also.
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Most of the departments let officers carry the calibre that they prefer. When I was an officer, we had duty weapons issued. They were 9MM Berretta.
Wilson was carrying a Sig Sauer P229 - .40 cal version, on the day that he shot MB.
Evidence photos of his duty weapon after the incident here:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...case.html?_r=1
He testified to the same for the Grand Jury:
A: ’I have my, I’ll go in order. Magazine pouches sit right here, my weapon is on my right hip, I have an asp that sits kind of behind me and kind of to the right and then a set of handcuffs, another set of handcuffs, my OC spray or mace is on this side and then my radio and that’s it.’
Q: ‘Okay, so your mace is on your left side and your gun is on your right side?’
A: ’Correct.’
Q: ‘What type of weapon did your carry?’
A: ’I carry Sig Sauer, a P229 .40 caliber.’
If I had to be a cop these days, I would carry a .40 or a .45 calibre. 9MM is not enough stopping power these days.
A lot of the stopping power though is really controlled by the rounds that you put into it, regardless of the calibre.
Lot of personal preference involved with that.
