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CNN is reporting it was a .45 caliber Glock
15 seconds start to finish
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/us/texas-police-shooting-hero/
"He had a .45-caliber Glock pistol, a much less powerful weapon than the rifles used by the attackers, who have since been identified by federal law enforcement officials as Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi.
"There's no advantage for a handgun over an assault rifle," said Dick Fairburn, a veteran law enforcement officer who is a columnist for PoliceOne.com. "An assault rifle has more distance, more accuracy, more power, more penetration.
"You cannot downplay what he did there."
15 seconds start to finish
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/us/texas-police-shooting-hero/
"He had a .45-caliber Glock pistol, a much less powerful weapon than the rifles used by the attackers, who have since been identified by federal law enforcement officials as Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi.
"There's no advantage for a handgun over an assault rifle," said Dick Fairburn, a veteran law enforcement officer who is a columnist for PoliceOne.com. "An assault rifle has more distance, more accuracy, more power, more penetration.
"You cannot downplay what he did there."