After the unfortunate events in Nice a while back, I was able to do a little hand shaking and assistance with the GIGN folks in Villefranche-sur-Mer prepping for their hit on one of the associated bad guys.
Their entry team was armed with pistol caliber carbines and pistols only, which surprised me. Additionally, only two rounds were fired by the good guys, resulting in one bad guy, room temperature. The only man to fire used his MR73 5". He had a super cool mustache (many of them did) and we had a moment to chat afterward. Fine, professional gents those folks are. Straight shooters too.