Picture, from the 70's are Collier County SO deputies--left to right--Robbie Kranz, Doug Nickel, Doug Caperton, and Tom Pomeroy. Three have revolvers, the standard of the day. Pomeroy has a .45 semi-auto Colt, which were only allowed as a service weapon for a few who had demonstrated high proficiency with them.
Semi-autos have a propensity to "go off" unexpectedly. One CCSO deputy--carrying it stuck in his belt in the back like all the cops on TV and few in real life--tried to pull his weapon and shot himself in the azz. And a .45 makes a big hole.
This photo courtesy of Chester Keene with identification by Dave Johnson.
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