Any rifle in the FBI'S hands would have been better than the short barrel 357 loaded with 38 spl Ammo. In their situation i would have taken the AR over any bolt gun available even tho the Ruger New Scout 308 with open sights may have worked.. Even the 30 MI Carbine would have been a better option than any pistol against a Mini-14 . I truely believe the FBI would have still been the losers regardless of the weapons they should have been armed with because they didn't have the mind set the bad guys had and this made the difference.
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Chances are you wont see this again. SWAT team are used for these take downs. When you know there is a high potential for a shootout, bring enough people, enough firepower and training / people who train together and a plan.
This is nothing new the NYPD STAKE OUT UNIT delt with this kind of activity on a daily basis. They trained hard brought the best equipment they had and went into it with the mindset the [bleep] was going to hit the fan. They were trained for the worst and ready for it on every op.
If this link doesn't come through it is worth searching, about half way in it talks about deadly force encounters.
◦Pro Arms Podcast 10 � Bill Allard Interview
