With the USCG falling under Dept of Homeland Security, I'm not sure *not* switching to one of that department's approved 40 cal pistols was an option for them. I'm not sure how logistics are programmed through DHS, but I'm guessing if they'd wanted to retain the M9 for commonality with DOD, they'd have had to foot the bill for ammo, parts, and replacement weapons out of USCG funds versus a supported caliber/design that their parent agency buys in bulk. (And sorting out some sort of arrangement where USCG would get pistol related stuff supported by DOD? This is the US .gov we're talking about -- at a minimum would probably take 2000+ manhours of work by lawyers to define the rules for this exception to the rules, and then there'd still probably be routine issues with getting necessary M9 and 9mm stuff to various USCG stations in a timely manner, etc.)
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