I can't remember where I've learned this: officers of foreign, especially Nazi, armies, carried handguns to kill their own soldiers. The US Army adopted the 1911A1 in .45 ACP as a battle weapon to kill soldiers of opposing armies.
Hence, a foreign military officer didn't need a battle weapon to shoot one of his soldiers in the nape of his neck.
It's a no brainer. Get back to the M1911A1 in .45 ACP.
�If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.� ***US President James Madison***