PDWs...and other small arms.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, a pistol seems to be useless until you go into a room and that POS saw jams or even if your M4 jams for that matter. I carry a pistol on a regular basis as a civilian. I've never needed to this date and odds are I'll never need it in the future (I certainly hope the need will never arise). However, if I ever need it and don't have it on me, I'll never need it again.

As a civilian, you have that option. However, outside of SOF operators, very few soldiers are armed with both a rifle/carbine and a pistol.