


On the other hand, as an absolute last resort when you're out of ammo for your own weapons and surrounded by enemies, and if escape or surrender are not options, then no reasonable person would criticize you for using whatever you can find. In the case of police and security forces, weapons owned by criminals are evidence and tampering with them could destroy a later court case, as well as becoming an easy cop-out point for lawyers. Moreover, there is a very real risk that a weapon lying around on the ground may be damaged or booby-trapped. note Though in some conflicts this isn't much of an issue because both sides use largely the same weapons (or close enough as to be pretty interchangeable) in the first place. Logistic issues come into play with ammo supply and there is a very real risk that the sound of your newfound weapon will mean your own side might mistake you for an enemy and engage you.
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For one, you'd be using an unfamiliar weapon, and learning how to take care of it or make adjustments for optimal use is not something that you can quickly figure out on your own, especially not in the heat of battle where people are trying to kill you. This is because of a laundry list of issues that most fictional depictions skirt around. In Real Life, a soldier would normally only pick up and use an opponent's weapon as an absolute last resort. Almost Truth in Television, in fact: there has been research done into devising firearm security systems that utilize biometrics or a chip (mounted on an accessory or even implanted under the skin) to prevent usage of a firearm by anyone but its owner.

This is a staple of the stealth genre and is often hand waved/ justified by the items having fingerprint scanners or some other form of user identification.
