I’m not a big fan either, and I would much rather carry my .45 or my .357 revolver over my issued browning HP 9mm. Personal preference.

A friend of mine was shot overseas with a 9mm by a new guy playing with his sidearm. The round went through 2 tents, a mattress, the corner of a barrack box and then clean through his leg. The FMJ NATO standard issued rounds certainly can penetrate. He was patched up and back to work in less than a week. True, a 9mm lacks the power of some larger calibers like the .40 or .45 but when placed in skilled hands it can be just as deadly as any gun out there.