Probably because law enforcement agencies are standardizing under .40 from the mix of calibers they have used in the past. (I’ve seen several references to this over the past 6 or 7 years on LEO forums). It is a slow process but it seems a logical explanation.
Of course it's logical. Have you ever known government to spend, pursue actions and or exhibit behavior that fails to be in America's best interest?
And if ya don't believe this, fill out government forms 792-875b volume III, along with your application, processing fees and appropriate taxes and be prepared to wait 37 weeks for a response.
What law enforcement agencies are under the aegis of the Dept. of Homeland Security? How many of those employees are armed?
>> “but it seems a logical explanation” <<
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We don’t want a logical explanation, we want a sensational one.
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.40 is still too much for some females.
But the standardization argument is valid. I saw it happen regularly in my dad’s police department. Over 20 years they went from .38 revolvers to ruger 9mm, to s&w 10mm, to glock .40s. They basically were following the lead of the state police and the fbi. Really hated giving up the 10mm.