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From: Little John

They use Glasers, a bullet designed specifically for use by air
marshalls. If
you're unfamiliar with them, they're compressed lead shot in a thin
copper
jacket with a plastic tip. They're so frangible, they won't go through
both
sides of the typical house's drywall walls with any real force left.
But,
they
pack a helluva whollop when they hit a former bad guy.

While I like the Glasers and my wife swears by them for her .38 snubby,
the US Sky Marshalls
are not using them in airliners. They are now using the .357 Sig round in
FMJ. The reason
that I've heard is that it's very effective for shooting through a hostage
and still having enough
energy to drop a terrorist. It makes sense, but I wouldn't want to be the
hostage.

Given the alternative, I'm willing to accept that risk.