Police Firearms: What and Why – A Law Enforcement Perspective

By Robert Farago

Seargant Patrick Hayes writes:

TTAG’s Armed Intelligentsia is familiar with firearms in general, police firearms in specific and the discrepancies between police and non-police firearms. As this site gets plenty of Google hits from less well-informed readers, RF asked me to provide a quick and basic overview of police firearms for new readers – and for existing readers who want to share a little link love with their less firearms familiar friends. Law enforcement officers (LEOs) carry or have quick-access to three types of firearms . . .

1. A semi-automatic handgun

The handgun or duty gun is a defensive …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns