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U.S. air marshals say bullets too powerful
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) --
Some U.S. air marshals have been complaining since November the bullets they are issued are far too powerful to be used safely within an aircraft. Numerous agents and experts were interviewed by the House judiciary committee last year, and staff wrote a report about concerns among the agency's staff, which was released this week, the Washington Times reported Tuesday. Among those issues was the use of powerful .357-caliber handguns and hollow point ammunition, the newspaper said. Don Strange, former special agent in charge of the FAMS Atlanta field office, said the ammunition is not good in an airplane. "It would penetrate at least the first body, but it can also penetrate a second and possibly third body," Strange said. One marshal told the committee that air marshals should use frangible ammunition that breaks up on impact. Federal Air Marshal Service Spokesman Conan Bruce told United Press International that the service adopted its current firearms and ammunition equipment in 1998, after researching tests done by outside groups.
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