The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote on Saturday,
Philadelphia police officers will be permitted to carry larger-caliber handguns next year, part of a wide-ranging effort that Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey is making to upgrade the department’s weaponry to match adversaries carrying bigger guns.
Ramsey announced yesterday that officers will have the option to replace their 9mm pistols with more powerful .40- and .45-caliber semiautomatic handguns. The sidearms are produced by Austrian gunmaker Glock.
h/t grassroots PA
It’s about time, I think it’s a shame that as a citizen I can carry my .40 cal Glock but officers in Philly can’t.
Of course us law abiding civilians are forbidden from carrying our legal guns. Yet for some strange reason guns keep being used in crimes in Philly?
hmmm I guess the criminals didn’t get the memo.
Unfortunately police officers still have to purchase a higher caliber handgun with their own money.
