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According to an anonymous marshal, they are trained to "shoot to stop", typically firing at the largest part of the body (the chest) and then the head to "incapacitate the nervous system."<ref name=usaspot>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-07-air-marshals_x.htm | title=Air marshals thrust into spotlight | date=2005-12-08 | author=Thomas Frank, Mimi Hall & Alan Levin | access-date=2006-08-25 | work = | According to an anonymous marshal, they are trained to "shoot to stop", typically firing at the largest part of the body (the chest) and then the head to "incapacitate the nervous system."<ref name=usaspot>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-12-07-air-marshals_x.htm | title=Air marshals thrust into spotlight | date=2005-12-08 | author=Thomas Frank, Mimi Hall & Alan Levin | access-date=2006-08-25 | work =USA Today}}</ref> | ||
In early 2020, the Federal Air Marshal Service announced that it would be transitioning to the [[Glock|Glock 19]] Gen 5 [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]] handgun, and it awarded SIG Sauer the contract for ammunition.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} | In early 2020, the Federal Air Marshal Service announced that it would be transitioning to the [[Glock|Glock 19]] Gen 5 [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]] handgun, and it awarded SIG Sauer the contract for ammunition.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} | ||