Kevin Rohrer
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Glockenspiels #21 for the manly men, and #19 for lesser folk.
All issued
CSPD M&P9 (Previously S&W 5906)
CSP M&P40 (Previously S&W 4006)
EPCSO Glock 22.
Larimer County 1911 W/optional back up squirrel
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Deutsche Bundespolizei (German Federal Police): H&K P30, rarely SigP225 (or P6 as it is called in official police lingo)
Polizei Bayern (Bavarian State Police): H&K SFP9 as current issued sidearm, but there are still quite a number of H&K P7M8 to be seen in duty holsters.
Just ask them what they carry.I have no idea. Sometimes when a uniformed LE officer is around, I try to guess what they have in their holster, that said, I don't want them to see me "staring" at them and then get them staring back at me. "Oh, hi officer, just looking at your gun!"
That said, from what I have noticed, no one carries a revolver it's always a semi auto pistol of kind.
Reminds me of my second medical mission trip to El Salvador. Before we left, we went to the big mall in San Salvador. There was a man on the parking deck wearing brown BDU pants, carrying an M-1 carbine, locked and loaded, with 4 spare mags for it, a Smith and Wesson 59 series pistol with 4 spare mags for it, and wearing a light blue work shirt that had a patch that said "Parking Adviser" in Spanish. One of the nurse practitioners asked why he was so heavily armed, and I couldn't resist. "That's so that people take his advise."Ive taken photos of Peruvian police while traveling in Peru. Once I caught one old guy with a badge devouring a donut at a desert oasis park. Freaking HILARIOUS! It was a scene right out of Barney Miller! I'm going to look for that photo tonight.
One time I was riding in a taxi there and we passed a motorcycle cop who seemed to be carrying two Hi-Powers: One on his hip and one in a chest holster. Most security guards there carry revolvers that look worn. The presidential palace guards have AK's. Ive also seen Berettas. Almost always steel guns. One time we went to a big winery, one of the oldest continuously in operation in Peru, and the security guard (who has.to have national clearance and wears some gear from National Police) was patrolling the parking lot with a Rem 870 12ga.
Once a cousin of my wife's visited the family down there who happened to be a retired cop. I asked him what they carried. He said "lots of stuff", but a 38 along the lines of a S&W 64 was an old favorite among many.
Reminds me of my second medical mission trip to El Salvador. Before we left, we went to the big mall in San Salvador. There was a man on the parking deck wearing brown BDU pants, carrying an M-1 carbine, locked and loaded, with 4 spare mags for it, a Smith and Wesson 59 series pistol with 4 spare mags for it, and wearing a light blue work shirt that had a patch that said "Parking Adviser" in Spanish. One of the nurse practitioners asked why he was so heavily armed, and I couldn't resist. "That's so that people take his advise."
When we got back, I wanted to invest in Mossberg and S&W since M500 shotguns and K frame revolvers were EVERYWHERE down there.
Its funny what you see in the 3rd world. I saw the locals in San Salvador directing traffic with brand new mp5s.Now thst you say it, I wonder if maybe what I thougnt were Hi-Powers on the motorcycle cop were actuallly S&W 59's. I could only see the hammers and part of slides for about 8 seconds tops, but he was close enough I could have almost grabbed one. . They looked too slim to be 59's, but they werent cocked so maybe not SA pistols after all. Cant imagine a professional beat cop carrying a SA uncocked or empty chamber.
Its really interesting how even tnough nations like these dont have the funding that the U.S. has and it affects their equipment choices, they also cnoose stuff for other reasons. I mean, tthose guys have gravitated to stuff like .38 Super simp,y because they like it.
Its funny what you see in the 3rd world. I saw the locals in San Salvador directing traffic with brand new mp5s.
I have no idea. Sometimes when a uniformed LE officer is around, I try to guess what they have in their holster, that said, I don't want them to see me "staring" at them and then get them staring back at me. "Oh, hi officer, just looking at your gun!"