How do we stack up?

You Canucks have the grace enough to be the last nation on earth to issue the SMLE. How far off could it be really?

The Canadian Army adopted the locally-built C1 rifle in the late 1950s.... this is just the Canadian designation for their version of the FN FAL rifle. and it REPLACED the #4 Mk1 * .303 rifle. The C1 was the first mass-produced version of the FN FAL in the world. The new rifles were even in service with militia regiments before the 1960s.

The FALs in turn have since been replaced by the Canadian-made version of the M16, which is full-auto and does not have the 3-shot burst limiter..

No regular-force Canadian unit has carried the .303 Enfield since the late '50s. You may be thinking of the Rangers, who are mostly natives operating on their home turf as a loosely-organized surveillance organization.

They are not a formal military force. For years, they were each GIVEN a #4 rifle each year, and the rifles were not required to be turned back in. They were written -off, due to the extreme conditions in which they were used (salt water, extreme cold, etc.)

To say that Canada "issues the SMLE" is incorrect.

Aren't the canucks taking military lessons form the french?

I got highly PO'd when I read the area commander told troops to not wear the uniform in public. What a slap in the face of every person in uniform.

Guys, lets stick to the actual questions. To reiterate:

"... current law enforcement firearms doctrine..."
"What are the most commonly carried firearms?"
"Caliber of choice?"
"RCMP vs City Police?"

Thanks.

The Glock 22, 23, and 27 are the firearms of choice in most police forces in my area.

I work as a deputy prosecuting attorney, so I work daily with the city police, county sheriff, and highway troopers in my city/county/state. Being deliberately vague as I'm not big on identifying myself on the internet with specificity.

Our city police carry Glock 22 with Glock 27 backup. For off-duty carry practically anything is okay if approved by a commanding officer. I know one officer that carries a Kahr PM9 off duty, another that carries a Glock 42 off duty, and they all carry their 27s off duty regularly.

Our sheriff's office permits Glocks in 9mm or .45 and 1911s by either Sig or Colt. The 1911 is a popular choice. Of the four deputies I worked with this week, two carried Sigs (one was Stainless, one was a Scorpion) and two carried Series 70 Colts.

Our highway troopers are using M&P .40. I am not sure about backup weapons, I would assume M&P .40c or M&P .40 Shield.

Tactics-wise, I don't yet know enough to comment.

It's a smallish town, so I only know of one fatal officer-involved shooting in the last 4 years. An officer was responding to a domestic disturbance, the husband/boyfriend in the situation stabbed the officer in the arm and in return died on the spot with one shot from a Glock 22.

Locked Breech, are you in Canada?

I am not, I understood the post to be an inquiry from a Canadian about police practice in other countries with "How does this compare to our international peers choice of weapons?"

If my post doesn't fit, please delete with my apologies.

Oh, no! I just wasn't sure whether you were speaking for a Canadian department or not. Thanks.

While watching the TV coverage of the Parliament shooting I saw a variety of pistols. I saw a uniformed female wielding what appeared to be a stainless 3rd Gen S&W, a guy in a suit coat partially covering what appeared to be a Glock, a male officer dressed in tactical garb with what appeared to be a holstered Walther.

That would be somewhat consistent with the various State and Local entities here which is a mish-mash of brands and calibers. The City of Columbia PD recently replaced their Glocks with FN 9mm pistols. FN has a facility in Columbia so this was a political move. Richland County Sheriffs Department carry Glocks in .40 cal while the Highway Patrol carry Glocks chambered in .45 GAP. Backup guns vary too.

Southern U.S. here. I mainly see law enforcement with Glocks in 9mm or 40 S&W. At least one local department carries Berettas. A 12 gauge and/or an AR variant isn't uncommon in their cruiser. My hometown of ~60,000 had a .50 BMG sniper rifle but it got "lost". I am seeing more and more tasers on police belts lately in addition to their pistols.

Federal police just traded in their BHP for the M&P 9 (corruption charges pending).
Local police forces carry 9 mm depending on the taste of their chiefs. Walther , sig and fn or popular.

Special security have some leftover UZI's, mp5 and P90's

Officers in general don't carry backups.