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Comments 0. Here are the basic requirements in the FBI contract. The FBI chose 9mm as the required caliber for several reasons. The FBI has been using a larger caliber, the 10mm round, since the Miami shootout where their firearms were underpowered. They decided to switch to the lower caliber 9mm through statistical performance means. The bump to 10mm was due strictly for firepower purposes. It was soon realized from FBI shooting statistics that not just firepower is important, but the quality of the shot by the shooter was just as important or even more important than the power of the round.
Higher caliber rounds generally cause more recoil and lack of control with various shooters causing numerous missed shots which could lead to dangerous collateral damage in the field. The 9mm round also yields a lower penetration rate so if stray bullets are fired, there is a lower chance of them going through surrounding objects and causing a mishap.
This also applies to firing through intended targets. Another thing about the 9mm is that it is a smaller bullet. The fragments would be smaller which would cause less destruction if shots were to stray. This would make it a lot less expensive for the FBI to purchase 9mm instead a slightly bigger and less used cartridge because the rarity would be higher like the 10mm cartridge.
The barrel sizes had to be exact measurements for the their full-sized and compact-sized pistol requirements. For their full-sized handgun barrel requirements, they set it with a minimum of 4. For the compact handgun barrel requirements, they set it with a minimum of 3. Another requirement was for the full-sized magazines to be compatible with the compact-sized handguns.
This saves on purchasing numerous different magazine types. This also helps on compatibility issues for handguns throughout the Bureau. The full-sized magazine would also need to hold a minimum of 16 rounds while the compact-sized magazine would need to hold a minimum of 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition. Glocks are known not to have a manual safety to flip before firing. All the safeties on a Glock are internal to make sure the gun does not go off when not in use.
This is a nice feature for the FBI to have because when agents need to use their weapon, they can engage quickly without having that extra step of flipping a manual safety.
On top of that, Glock went even further. This is a full-sized standard issue duty handgun. The standard magazine holds 17 rounds of 9x19mm ammunition with an overall length of 8 inches. Agents can execute warrants legally issued under United States law, and can arrest people without warrants if the alleged perpetrator commits an offense against the United States in front of the agent.
An agent can even arrest someone if the agent reasonably believes the subject has committed that crime. As noted in the Obama- and Hillary-Protect series, their Secret Service candidate-protective agents hold their hands at waist height, particularly in crowds, but also when standing guard.
Presumably this allows quick action against hands of attackers or to draw weapons. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Psychological disciplines. Ben Davis March 27,
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