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I am a guy in my mid-20s, hailing from the eastern United States. I'm currently pursuing a career in law-enforcement, and have received some law-enforcement training, including familiarity with, use of, and safe handling of firearms. As my user name indicates, I have a passion for the United States Secret Service, and have spent much time researching the training that agents go through, and their collective role as a federal agency. I have a knowledge of their current weaponry, and a more general knowledge of the agency's past weapons arsenal. This has allowed me to rapidly identify factual errors of USSS firearms portrayed in movies and TV shows, which I use to help improve IMFDB pages. | I am a guy in my mid-20s, hailing from the eastern United States. I'm currently pursuing a career in law-enforcement, and have received some law-enforcement training, including familiarity with, use of, and safe handling of firearms. As my user name indicates, I have a passion for the United States Secret Service, and have spent much time researching the training that agents go through, and their collective role as a federal agency. I have a knowledge of their current weaponry, and a more general knowledge of the agency's past weapons arsenal. This has allowed me to rapidly identify factual errors of USSS firearms portrayed in movies and TV shows, which I use to help improve IMFDB pages. | ||
'''For The Record''' | |||
The actual United States Secret Service has the following weapons in their current arsenal: | |||
: '''SIG-Sauer P229''': (.357 hollowpoint) This is the standard sidearm for all Special Agents and Uniformed Division officers. Agents and officers are required to qualify for this pistol monthly. | |||
:'''Remington Model 870 shotgun''': (polymer stock and grips, 00 buckshot/steel slugs) Agents and officers are required to qualify on this weapon quarterly. | |||
: '''Heckler & Koch MP5-A3 submarine gun''': (9mm hollowpoint, Navy trigger group, double-magged) This is the standard submachine gun for Special Agents and Uniformed Division officers. Agents and officers are required to qualify for this submachine gun quarterly. | |||
:'''FN Herstal P90 submachine gun''': (5.7x28mm FMJ, triple-railed, scope attachment) Favored by the Uniformed Division's Emergency Response Team (ERT). | |||
:'''KAC SR-16 assault carbine''' (5.56mm NATO FMJ, RIS foregrip, scope attachment) Favored by the Counter-Assault Team (CAT). | |||
:'''Custom Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle "JAR" ("just another rifle")''': (.300 Winchester Magnum FMJ, Remington action, Schneider barrel, McMillan stock, custom scope) Used by the a Uniformed Division's Countersiper Support Unit (CSU). (Special thanks to [[commando552]]) | |||
:'''KAC SR-16 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle''': (7.62x51mm NATO FMJ, custom scope) Used by the Uniformed Division's Countersniper Support Unit (CSU). | |||
'''''Notes''''' | |||
:Wikipedia mentions that the Service recently adopted the FN Five-SeveN pistol as a sidearm. I have been unable to confirm this via pictures or video sources. | |||
:The MP5K is often depicted in movies and TV shows as being a weapon used by the Secret Service, probably first seen in ''Air Force One'', and seen in many films since (including ''The Sentinel'', ''24'', ''Salt'', and many others). I can categorically state that the Secret Service has never used the "-K" version of the MP5. Rather, they use the Navy version of the -A3 with double magazines. This has been confirmed by many pictures and documentaries. Though it was probably thought that the "-K" was used because of its concealability, the Service has never used it, likely because the range of the full version is greater. | |||
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Revision as of 20:40, 12 April 2014
About Me
I am a guy in my mid-20s, hailing from the eastern United States. I'm currently pursuing a career in law-enforcement, and have received some law-enforcement training, including familiarity with, use of, and safe handling of firearms. As my user name indicates, I have a passion for the United States Secret Service, and have spent much time researching the training that agents go through, and their collective role as a federal agency. I have a knowledge of their current weaponry, and a more general knowledge of the agency's past weapons arsenal. This has allowed me to rapidly identify factual errors of USSS firearms portrayed in movies and TV shows, which I use to help improve IMFDB pages.
For The Record
The actual United States Secret Service has the following weapons in their current arsenal:
- SIG-Sauer P229: (.357 hollowpoint) This is the standard sidearm for all Special Agents and Uniformed Division officers. Agents and officers are required to qualify for this pistol monthly.
- Remington Model 870 shotgun: (polymer stock and grips, 00 buckshot/steel slugs) Agents and officers are required to qualify on this weapon quarterly.
- Heckler & Koch MP5-A3 submarine gun: (9mm hollowpoint, Navy trigger group, double-magged) This is the standard submachine gun for Special Agents and Uniformed Division officers. Agents and officers are required to qualify for this submachine gun quarterly.
- FN Herstal P90 submachine gun: (5.7x28mm FMJ, triple-railed, scope attachment) Favored by the Uniformed Division's Emergency Response Team (ERT).
- KAC SR-16 assault carbine (5.56mm NATO FMJ, RIS foregrip, scope attachment) Favored by the Counter-Assault Team (CAT).
- Custom Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle "JAR" ("just another rifle"): (.300 Winchester Magnum FMJ, Remington action, Schneider barrel, McMillan stock, custom scope) Used by the a Uniformed Division's Countersiper Support Unit (CSU). (Special thanks to commando552)
- KAC SR-16 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle: (7.62x51mm NATO FMJ, custom scope) Used by the Uniformed Division's Countersniper Support Unit (CSU).
Notes
- Wikipedia mentions that the Service recently adopted the FN Five-SeveN pistol as a sidearm. I have been unable to confirm this via pictures or video sources.
- The MP5K is often depicted in movies and TV shows as being a weapon used by the Secret Service, probably first seen in Air Force One, and seen in many films since (including The Sentinel, 24, Salt, and many others). I can categorically state that the Secret Service has never used the "-K" version of the MP5. Rather, they use the Navy version of the -A3 with double magazines. This has been confirmed by many pictures and documentaries. Though it was probably thought that the "-K" was used because of its concealability, the Service has never used it, likely because the range of the full version is greater.
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