What weapons do police carry with them?

Answer 1

police have been known to use tazers, hand guns, and shotguns

The most common are 9mm pistols, knight sticks and tazers.

I believe the Glock 9 is the most common firearm used by police.

Answer 2

In most richer countries like Great Britain and the USA, police carry Glock 17 pistols. In Great Britain though, regular foot police carry ASP Extendable batons and pepper spray whereas the Armed Response Unit are the ones who carry the guns.

Answer 3

Police in different parts of the world use different weapons. Expandable asps, tazers, mace or pepper spray, handguns, shotguns, and semi auto rifles are common for police in the US, with SWAT units having access to assault rifles, submachineguns, and teargas launchers, as well.

In some parts of the world, the police are essentially a military force, and may be equipped with heavy weaponry, such as grenades, machine guns, and rocket launchers. In other parts of the world, they may be unarmed, with the exception of special units within that police force which are trained and certified in firearms use.

Answer 4

It depends on the city. Here in my city, patrol officers carry only a handgun, a Sig 229, and most officers carry a knife of some sort. In this city, officers do not carry Tazers or batons. In some cities, officers do carry Tazers and expandable batons. Officers here also normally have shotguns available in the car, and under certain circumstances, they can get AR-15 rifles.

Answer 5

In the US the most commonly carried service weapon these days is the semi-automatic pistol in several different calibers (9mm, 10 mm, 40 cal, and 45 cal).

In the minority are some departmentswhich still issue (and many officers still prefer to carry) revolvers in either .38 cal, 357 magnum cal, or 45 cal).

Heavier, shoulder-fired weapons can include (most commonly) a 12 guage shotgun, and sometimes a short 'carbine-type' rifle which can range from 223 cal to 30 cal or heavier. Many large departments, and departments that maintain SWAT units have more sophisticated firearms such as sniper rifles, tear gas guns and grenade launchers, and even automatic weapons.

Answer 6

Gun handcuffs