Model 13
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Texas Star
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Why? Are Canadian cop guns routinely destroyed? We know now that this gun was bought by a RCMP member. Could he have carried it on duty, had the Force not gone to auto pistols? At that time, the issued RCMP revolver was the Model 10 with five-inch barrel. Detectives had smaller snubs.
BTW, I think CBroadArrow is in error about the 9mm adopted. I think it's a DA-only version, not the Model 5906. And I believe that plainclothes personnel have a smaller version.
Anyone sure about this?
I think the ex-RCMP guy who killed an intruder in Parliament had the smaller version. He was Sergeant-at -Arms of Parliament at the time, and was later appointed to be Ambassador to Ireland. Not surprisingly, he shot the intruder; didn't use his sword, ha!
What's that hero's name? Did he receive a medal?
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After the Miami shootout, all agencies started to review how their officers were armed. The RCMP went from the model 10 to a semi, in part because of the Miami shootout, but also because of a "workplace safety lawsuit" in Ontario.
The 13 might have been a contender because of its use by the FBI. The RCMP are Canada's federal police force. The purchase might have been in anticipation of it being considered. But the RCMP went to the semi-autos.
It is now the law in Canada that all police forces have to destroy their firearms and not re-sell the to the public. But that did not go into effect until 2002 - give or take a year - as a result of our gun control legislation.
The 13 might have been a contender because of its use by the FBI. The RCMP are Canada's federal police force. The purchase might have been in anticipation of it being considered. But the RCMP went to the semi-autos.
It is now the law in Canada that all police forces have to destroy their firearms and not re-sell the to the public. But that did not go into effect until 2002 - give or take a year - as a result of our gun control legislation.
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Kevin Vickers
2015 – Order of New Brunswick for his role in stopping the shooting at Parliament Hill on October 22, 2014
2016 - Star of Courage, along with others, for his role in stopping the shooting on Parliament Hill.
Vickers officially started duties as the Canadian ambassador to Ireland on 21 January 2015, replacing Loyola Hearn.
On May 26, 2016, Vickers engaged a protester who was interrupting a ceremony commemorating British soldiers who were killed in the 1916 Easter Rising, dragging the man to one side before handing him over to Gardaí officers.
Texas Star
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Thanks. For US readers, we should note that the last incident above took place in Ireland, not in Canada. And that the Gardaí are Irish police. Most Americans won't know that.
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Did the OPP use 28's? Or was their standard issue the 10?
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If my memory serves me correctly, the RCMP used the model 5953 and plainclothes the 3953
They were issued heavy barrelled Model 10's.
Standard Issue is the S&W Model 5946.
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$300 US?? That's like $2,768 in Canadian AAAA!?
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Almost!
Great gun stores in Conway! The Gun Store, Bakers Pawn and Rivertown Gun depot!
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When the sheriff decided every one had to carry a 4" i put away my model 28 6" and carried a 4" 13. It was way easiser to carry and still shot great.
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