previously approved for LAPD use" (such as Kimber, Smith & Wesson, Beretta, and Glock pistols in 9×19mm, .45 ACP, and .40 S&W), but they are known to use the following weaponry: Glock 21 and Glock 30 Kimber Custom Backup guns including the Glock 36, S&W 457, S&W 649, S&W 442, and S&W M&P Bodyguard 380 Remington 870 Benelli M4 M4 carbine Heckler & Koch HK416 In 2008, Kimber released the Kimber SIS, an M1911-style pistol designed by SIS detectives for SIS use, with a slightly-modified variant sold on the civilian market. Kimber stated that for every $1,000 in profits from the pistol's sales, they would donate $15 to the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. The gun's name caused concerns that the LAPD was involved in the gun's sale; in response, several LAPD officials, including Chief William Bratton, stated the LAPD did not profit from sales of the gun and that they had no say in how Kimber chose to market it. The Kimber SIS was discontinued in 2010. In 2014, the LAPD approved the S.O.Tech Cobra SIS vest for SIS use. SIS detectives assisted in the creation of the vest, which was designed for the SIS's needs. The Cobra SIS is designed to provide high mobility, can be worn over plainclothes, and can be hung over a car seat when not in use and "quickly pulled on and snapped into place". Criticism Stephen Yagman, a civil rights attorney known for his criticism of police misconduct, is especially critical of the SIS, having coined their pejorative nickname of the "Death Squad". Yagman has claimed they have killed significantly more people than official LAPD counts (over 50 by 1999, contrasting with the LAPD's count of 36), and has repeatedly called for the unit's disbandment. James Fyfe, a criminologist and former New York City Police Department lieutenant, considered the SIS "a very scary group" and criticized them in his 1992 book Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force. Criticism of the SIS extends into law enforcement. Within the LAPD, the SIS is viewed as "a fearsome and mysterious bunch", with officers said to spread unsubstantiated rumors that the unit conspires to kill suspects or celebrates shootouts with parties. Other police departments, such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, disapprove of the SIS and their "standing by" tactics, and avoid