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Isn't it amazing how you can "SWAT" (from the looks of it that weren't special forces btw.) someone by knocking on the door, instead of blasting through it and charging in, ready to shoot anything that moves?
That's something you can do if you don't have to be afraid of shotguns and full-auto rifles when going into random people's houses.
If they don't have to worry about guns, then why do they have guns drawn?
Probably helps add a certain gravitas.