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bdickens wrote:I recently saw two HPD officers carrying revolvers. ????

Again, that pretty much means they've been on since before the policies changed back in the late 1990's. They may even have been rookies at that time and are probably among the last officers allowed to qualify with revolvers if they're under 40. But again, with the exceptions I mentioned in my last post, no new hire since about 1997 has been allowed to carry anything other than one of the three or four .40cal pistols that have been on the approved firearms list since that time.

tarkus wrote:I saw a cop in Houston a few years ago with a Delta Elite.

HPD is one agency I can tell you specifically does not allow 1911's except for officers who were "grandfathered" back in the late 1990s and continue to successfully requalify with their weapon of choice. Beyond that, the SWAT team members and MAY BE some of the tactical squad members are the only folks allowed to transition to a 1911 if they so choose. HPD does not issue firearms but they have a short approved firearms list that includes the Glock 22, Sig 226 and more recently the M&P in .40Short&Wimpy. The Beretta Cougar used to be on that list but since it is no longer in production under the Beretta banner I believe it is off the list. Beretta's Px4 may be on the list in it's place but I have yet to see a recent academy graduate carrying one. Almost all the officers I've met who have come on since 1997 are carrying a Glock 22 or Sig.