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Originally posted by Gorgo
Also puzzling, the SWAT troops were carrying M4s, wtf, SWATs standard weapon is an MP5 using 9MM. M4 have way too much velocity for city use with civilian bystanders. I think the director thought he was making a Military movie based on Rainbow Six.
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Actually, the 5.56mm is supposed to have less penetration in flesh then a 9mm round (due to the fact that the round fragments inside tissue above certain velocities), so it's actually safer for bystanders. Granted, this is from my armchair commando perspective, but the .223 seems to becoming much more popular for police work.
One thing that I did like about SWAT was the fact that they realized that a round stayed in the chamber after dropping the mag. Now if only Colin Farrell's character had just shot the bad guy, I would have been a very happy happy man. I've been waiting for that for a while now.