Barretta -- An extremely popular police sidearm because of its high ammo capacity. Used by most American police officers and by the Italian police and military, where it is produced. (Preferred by Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapons and John McClain The Die Hard's. This is the preferred by most of the Cops of due South including both our men Ray and Ray.)

Caliber -- 9mm Clip -- 15 Range -- 40 yards Can be concealed in a jacket or purse.

Barretta -- This smaller version of the above Barretta first shows up in due South in MOTB as Ray K's backup peice. (Preferred by James Bond until M made him switch to the Walther PPK)

Caliber -- .25 ACP(Automatic Colt Pistol) Clip -- 5 Range -- 12 yards Can be concealed in a pocket, purse or ankle holster.

Smith & Wesson M640 -- This small revolver, sometimes referred to as the "detective's special," is one of the most popular snub nose guns. It is hammerless, meaning the gun can hold no more than five bullets. It's barrel is two inches long. (RayV carries this as his back up). (Also used in The Deal . . . when bad guy says he has a message from Zuko and they beat Fraser up and Victoria uses one in Victoria's Secret.)

Caliber -- .38 Clip -- 5 Range -- 12 yards Can be concealed in a pocket, purse or ankle holster.

Smith & Wesson M686 -- A popular police magnum in the U.S. It can also chamber .38 Special caliber ammunition. (Seen in the Right hand of the guy with two guns in The Vault, and David, in The Mask uses this one)

Caliber -- .M686 Clip -- 6 Range -- 30 yards Can be concealed in a jacket or shoulder holster.

Smith & Wesson Service Revolver -- If Fraser carried his weapon, this is what it would be

Caliber -- .38M Clip -- 6 Range -- 30 yards.

Walther PPK -- Made famous by James Bond and M16, this gun has since been replaced by the VP-70, and is now considered antiquated and under powered. (A lot of bad guys use this cause they're cheap at the moment.

Caliber -- .380M Clip -- 7 Range -- 15 yards Can be concealed in a pocket.

Sig Sauer P226 -- This high-capacity pistol came in second during a U. S. Army contest for a new universal sidearm. A quarter of U.S. Police 9mms are of this type, and the P226 is used by police in Germany, where it is produced. (Samples of this weapon can be found in North, the very last scene with the convict just before Ray saves the day and in Juliet is Bleeding, Frank Zuko has it in his hands on the stairs.)

Caliber -- 9mm Clip -- 15 Range -- 20 yards Can be concealed in a jacket.

Remingtion M1911 -- A mainstay of the U.S. Army for years, this gun was replaced in 1985, but many are still in use. It is also a popular model in civilian markets. (Very popular with the unknown assassin in The Edge. Seen in the left hand of the guy with two guns in The Vault)

Caliber -- .45ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) Clip -- 7 Range -- 25 yards Can be concealed in a jacket.

M-16 Rifle -- A very common assault rifle is the M-16 of the U.S, Sold around the world by Vietnam, U.S. military personnel and the CIA, it can be found almost anywhere. It's most recent version, the M16A2 is the current assault rifle of the U.S. (Sniper casings in White Men Can't Jump To Conclusions are .223 caliber shells and are used in this weapon.)

Caliber -- .223 Clip -- 20 to 30 Range -- 200 yards Cannot be hidden on person.

Remember guns don't kill people, bullets kill people. A wide variety of ammunition is available to all who use firearms, but the differences are usually quite minor. The exceptions to this rule follow.

Armor-piercing or cop-killer bullets gained infamy in the 1980s, and these deadly little fellows are still prevalent. The most famous type is the so-called Teflon-coated bullet but this is by no means the only one. Hardened steel and tungsten carbide also have their uses. These bullets do not have the same sore of impact area that regular slugs do, however.

Manstoppers -- The opposite of armor-piercing bullets, manstoppers are designed to have an even greater imps act area. They generally widen or fragment when they hit their target, causing damage over a wider area. These include hollow-point rounds, which flatten when they hit, glazier rounds, which fragment, and even homemade rounds made by carving an 'x' on a slug.

Nonlethal Ammunition

Not all bullets are designed to kill their targets. Many types of nonlethal ammunition have been created; each has it's own purpose.

Drugs: Commonly used to capture animals, tranquilizer darts are usually fired out of large rifles.

Blanks: These cartridges do not fire slugs. Only a small wad of packing leaves the gun. This packing does not travel more than ten feet, and will only do damage at point blank range.