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"The FN 5.7 is a lethal handgun imported from Belgium and capable of easily penetrating most police vets and plates," Brown said. "While this is the first time that such a deadly weapon has been recovered in New York City, its presence is troubling and makes the job of street cops that much more dangerous." Since 1994, 425 of the 616 police officers killed in the line of duty have been killed with a FN 5.7, the DA said.

There is no way on God's Green Earth that this statement is true.

[tiger-one]

I don't think the FN in 5.7 Cal has been around since 1994. More like 2000-2004

[JackOfVA]

Found it ... Check the 2003 FBI statistical report "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted" available at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/leoka03.pdf

Table 24 from the report shows that the 425 number is the total for all officers killed by handguns (of all types and all calibres) during the period 1994-2003.

Typical totally bogus report from the DA.

Then, if you look at Table 30 in the report, you see a breakdown by caliber and firearm type (pistol, rifle, shotgun). For 5.7 it shows a total of .... zero. In fact, 9 mm accounts for about 30% of the total deaths.

Jack