GIGN != FFL
These are the swat team for the Police Nationale.
These are some badassed dudes, whom you would not want
to annoy.
Despite what you might hear from the vast FR parking lot,
the professional French police and military are quite able
to create havoc.
GIGN is not part of the Police Nationale. GIGN stands for Groupement d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale. These guys are Gendarmes, part of the army. And yes, basassed dudes. The brits SAS consider that GIGN has the “Best firearm training in the world” . (hundreds of shots every day, 24/7).