This is why the Desert Eagle sucks in real life:

[MattyDienhoff]

Originally Posted by Roaming East

Then your cop friend is very poorly trained and will one day get himself killed. In my line of work we are taught to take cover behind the only section of a vehicle that will provide actual cover, the engine compartment. any where else is HIGHLY susceptible to virtually any kind of fire.

This article illustrates the same thing in much greater detail.

The Box O' Truth - The Buick O' Truth #3 - Pistols and Car Doors

[FEARLESS]

This has been a very educational post! I actually learned a few things here. However, I am very glad there isn't a BB gun in the game. I can't imagine what that post would be like. Marked One, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!!!!!

[Toros of the Dead]

I'd like to point out that this thread spans 3 years. Awesome.

Also: count how many times people threatened/offered to shoot the poster to whom they replied. Now multiply that by how many times someone mentioned being in the military or shooting many guns in their life. Divide by pi. The result is irrefutably meaningless.