Inside the Secret Service
Not surprisingly, perhaps—in light of the front-line nature of both the “investigation” and “protection” elements of the job—the weaponry available to agents is among the most advanced and lethal on the planet, including SIG Sauer P229 pistols fit with huge .357 cartridges; classic Remington 870 shotguns; light (7 lb.), 30-round, state-of-the-art M4 carbines; Uzis; and the compact, thoroughly nasty-looking Belgian FN P90 submachine gun (pictured) with a top-mounted magazine of armor-piercing rounds. Photo: Brooks Kraft/Corbis dic 14, 2009
