Wow, holy Canadian FAIL Batman!

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100407/mounties_guns_100407/20100407?hub=TopStoriesV2

The RCMP will give its Parliament Hill detachment officers some extra firepower, after deciding to bring previously purchased submachine guns back into service. ... Though the MP5 is technically a submachine gun, Cox said the RCMP weapons have been altered to be semi-automatic in function, meaning that a single bullet is released with each trigger pull.

So, exactly HOW does this give them more firepower than a 9mm sidearm?

Hey bri, what were you issued in Afghanistan, a Nerf gun?

No dude, ive got the details on the Canadian army's weapons in the sandbox. They were super soakers, not nerf guns.

Personally, I would have followed the Papal Swiss Guard's move and gone for polearms.

__sneaky__ wrote: It has a stock and looks badass.   Thats pretty much the only difference from a 9mm sidearm.

For what it's worth, many Capitol Police carry shotguns, and most carry only pistols.  Then again, there have to be a couple hundred of them around the Capitol, and there are still dozens with M4s.

One of the coolest things I saw in DC when I was there in 11th grade was the Secret Service escorting someone past the Capitol.  Half dozen Suburbans filled to the brim with suits, all of whom appearing to be shooting laser beams out of their sunglasses at the crowds.  It was really pretty impressive.

/off topic

I'd think ANYONE would be aware of the accuracy increase...

Yeah I'd take a semi MP5 over a handgun any day of the week.

Being a shoulder fired weapon, with better sights and a longer sight radius it is better than any handgun. The only reason for selecting one in semi auto over, say, a semi auto 5.56mm, is it is more "picture friendly" than an assault rifle.

You still see cops with MP5's, so they aren't "evil" yet. Toting an AR makes you look like a soul-less child killing soldier.

I'm willing to bet those are the two cinsiderations they used. 1) It IS better than a handgun 2) it isn't a child killing AR.

KBK

When I am king of the whole planet, my cops are gonna be armed with AN-94's with GSN-19's. I WANT people to be scared of them. I don't want smaller, photogenic guns. I don't want "respectable" weapons for them.

When you climb out of a van holding an LM6, people listen to what you have to say.
KBK

Tolgak wrote: choopie911 wrote: I'd think ANYONE would be aware of the accuracy increase... When the lay man (in regards to firearms) thinks of increased weapon capability, I'm positive that the vast majority of them thinks increased fire rate and perhaps the ability to launch a person farther into the air than a weaker gun. You can thank the movies for that.

Kayback wrote: Where is that video of the guy shooting the .577 Tyranosaur? He almost goes flying. KBK