[omginternets]

Another thing in favor of a pistol: it's far more manoeuvrable when clinching [0] or grappling [1]. Police are rarely advancing on a target guns-drawn. It's more likely they'll have to draw from a clinch.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinch_fighting

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappling