Another police department is replacing its 9mm handguns with .40-caliber Sigs.
Village police stepped into the cutting edge of law enforcement this week with $183,700 in equipment upgrades approved by trustees.A lot of police forces went to 9mm all at once because it was the latest buzz in the industry at the time, even if it wasn't the best decision to have been made. That having been said, I wouldn't hesitate to carry a 9mm (in fact I've done so). As someone so wisely said, "The first rule of gunfighting is to have a gun." Whatever gun you have certainly beats the one you didn't bring. Still, bigger is better in terms of administering the Maximum Lifetime High-Speed Lead Allowance to a goblin.
The Village Board voted 4-0 Tuesday with two trustees absent to install digital video cameras in 20 police cars and replace the department's 9mm handguns with .40-caliber pistols.
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Lansing police purchased the 9mm handguns 17 years ago, "when they were the best thing going," he said. Since then, the FBI, Illinois State Police and U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have switched to .40-caliber guns, officials said.
"The .40-caliber is an excellent choice, because you're dealing with larger, heavier bullets," Hoekstra said. "They're very close to the 9mm as far as velocity, but they have more momentum."
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