>>64157684

Pic Related is the ideal service weapon.

Police units switched to semi-autos because gangbangers started carrying higher-capacity small arms. Instead of sending in SWAT to deal with said gangbangers with heavier weaponry, they let them fester and instead demanded cops carry semi-autos.

The majority of the time, a .357 Magnum or 1911 in 45ACP is enough.

It's those narrow few situations where PDs inexplicably demand patrol officers deal with organized crime that anything more is required. Instead of calling SWAT, they make regular guys do it or the patrol officer just stumbles into a situation they weren't expecting.

Fun fact, 3/4's of all police officers have never fired their weapons on-duty. And of those situations, it's often 2-4 officers shooting at the same time. And of those officers, only one usually gets the final "killshot".

Cops really don't need semi-autos or PDWs but, SWAT is also expensive to maintain and keep sharp, hence why only large cities have SWAT units. SWAT really should just be absorbed into the FBI and called (upon request) when local cops can't handle it. Like Spec Ops, there should be a base for every two states where they can be called in to handle stuff.

Thus, when a gangbanger tries to get tough, 30-50 pipe hitters kick in his door and fill him full of holes.

It's a simple equation:
>Deal with the nice officer who will arrest you, take you in, for your day in court
OR
>Deal with the psychos who will kill you and everyone inside your house and have carte blanche to do so.