SC DPS Adopting FN-15 Patrol Carbines (PHOTOS)

By Chris Eger

State police in South Carolina are hanging up their shotguns and switching to FN-15 rifles. (Photos: DPS)
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is moving from their traditional shotguns to FN-15 patrol carbines produced at FN America‘s local plant in the Palmetto State.
The 600 guns, delivered in two batches through next year, will equip South Carolina Highway Patrol, State Transport and Protective Services officers, in place of their standard 12-gauges. The 5.56mm-caliber FN-15, produced in Columbia, uses a six-position collapsible buttstock and a 16-inch barrel as standard. Equipped with FN’s Combat Trigger and a direct impingement action, they are semi-auto only.
“The FN 15 Patrol Carbine, designed and produced in FN’s South Carolina production facility, was a natural fit for its home state’s public safety officers,” said Bucky Mills, senior director of law enforcement dales for FN America. “FN’s proven track record of producing government-issue M4-style carbines and our ability to offer the agency a carbine that they could custom-build to meet their exact requirements provided them the opportunity to have a quality rifle unique to their agency with a cost-efficient price structure.”
The state’s law enforcement operation has been looking to make the change from scatterguns to carbines since late 2017

Source: Guns.com