Quote Originally Posted by thehekler View Post
As an American I am embarassed by the accuracy of our police force. Police in European countries often do not carry guns and while that probably says more about the culture of Europe versus the USA. European officers that do carry guns are often issued with .22 I believe, meanwhile in the USA our officers need 9mm (10mm in the case of the FBI) because their accuracy is so lousy that they need a hit to do maximum damage. I know it's unfair to compare the accuracy of a French officer using a .22 to that of an nypd officer using a 9mm obviously the larger round is harder to control but I feel that a accuracy of approx. 50% is very much to low especially when it places bystanders and fellow officers at risk. I find the issue of accuracy much more of a problem than the overwhelming force used, as long as the suspect is discovered to have somehow threatened those nearby requiring deadly force

50% accuracy in a gunfight is nothing to criticize! Using a .22, the target you need to hit to instantly incapacitate someone is probably a 4 inch circle on their forehead. Try drawing your pistol and, without hesitation, hitting a 4 inch target at 20 yards. Now add a target shooting at you.

Also, it seems like the current French service pistol is the Sig Pro, replacing the Beretta 92, which are both 9mm. I also doubt they aim one better than an American.