Are subguns dead?

I read an article at "The Firearms Blog" and they talked about the demise of the sub-machine gun.

I totally disagree.  The sub-machine gun has alot to offer but because its out of favor with our military its use has declined.

And that's the rub.  Because police departments have militarized they've overlooked the efficiency that could come with using pistol calibers in carbines.

Civilians are not following their leads.

HK MP-7

not really sure what you call this one...its from AR-15.net and is setup to run P-90 mags.

another from the AR-15.net site...running glock mags.

Endo Mike's adapter to run AR stocks to convert your glock into a SBR or submachine gun.

Whether you're talking about HK MP-7's, P-90's or Lone Wolf Glock Carbines...heck even adding stocks to the Glock 17 (Mack has a video on his setup...I haven't watched it yet).

The point is sub-guns are alive and well.  Just not in the conventional military or visible Special Ops.

NOTE:  I make the caveat on visible because several Law Enforcement Units and Special Ops are hidden from public view.  While you see plenty of exercises between SWAT and military units you don't hear about Special Operations detachment Delta, US Marshals Special Operations Group (I want to watch these guys train!), FBI Hostage Rescue and others.  I wouldn't be surprised if they had unique weapons that included specially designed sub-machine guns.

NOTE:  I played with the definition to ignore the automatic fire capability when talking about civilian use.