What is your local law enforcement standard issue sidearm?

[franconialocal]

We carry Sig P-220's full size

 

[Snowdog]

Glock 22 loaded with RA40T (180gr Winchester Rangers, "Talon" series).

 

[rogertc1]

County Sig 226 .40
City Sig , Baretta, S&W 40/9 choice

 

[bwsmith2850]

For some reason, almost all the law enforcement agencies here in Colorado pack S&Ws.

Brand loyalty. S&W had a huge share of the LE market before the Glock Tsunami came along. Milwaukee just changed from Glock 22 to the M&P in .40 S&W. They just came full circle: Smith 10 (aka M&P) to Ruger .357 (with .38 spl loads) to Glock, to S&W's new M&P.

Most of the rest of the area still have Glocks in .40 S&W (22 or 23 depending on assignment) along with the odd 17/19 in 9mm.

 

[Erik M]

County Deputy I know carries a XD in .40
The City LEO's carry Glocks.

 

[Ronsch]

Appear to be Glock 22 or 23, I think. I do know they are .40 S&W.

 

[atlanticfire]

Seasonal officers get a S&W 38
Full time officers SIG .40
Swat SIG .45

 

[Bohemus]

Cz 75 p-01

 

[BlisteringSilence]

This is a very interesting discussion, especially the parts about the departments that allow their officers to select their weapons from a list.

My question is thus:

Our sheriff, who is by and large a just and intelligent man, has decreed that everyone who works patrol in our department will carry either a G22 or G23, and if he or she chooses to carry an ankle gun, it shall be a G27.

That way, should things "go totally to ****" (his words, not mine), we have mag compatibility with the rest of the department.

I find this to be an eminently sensible position, and I really wonder why more departments don't do this. Does anyone have any reasoning thus?

 

[LeonCarr]

Whatever they can qualify with, minimum 9mm for auto and minimum .38 Special for revolver.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[WardenWolf]

Here in Arizona I've mostly seen Glocks of some sort, in .45 ACP. I don't know the model. Arizona's law enforcement agencies tend to prefer the .45. I believe officers can choose their sidearm, though.

Maybe slightly off-topic, but I had a friend who worked for an armed security company that required employees purchase their own sidearms. Company policy actually specifically banned Rugers as "unsafe". I found that extremely odd, being very familiar with Rugers myself.

 

[waterhouse]

New cadets is Austin are using S&W M&P .40s. Not sure about the older guys.

I've seen sheriff deputies and plain clothes cops (not sure what city, there are several departments in the area) carrying 1911s.

That way, should things "go totally to ****" (his words, not mine), we have mag compatibility with the rest of the department.

I find this to be an eminently sensible position, and I really wonder why more departments don't do this. Does anyone have any reasoning thus?

When I was in the Border Patrol they taught the same thing. It makes some sense.

The flip side of the coin is that some people shoot one gun better than another. In a deadly force situation, some departments have decided that the officer should have the gun that they are most comfortable with, shoot the best, have the most experience with, etc., and that this trumps magazine compatibility.

 

[wlewisiii]

I looked it up online - they can choose any full size Glock in 9mm, .40S&W or .45 ACP with the NY trigger. A little more open for BUG (S&W, SIG, Glock, Walther and add .380, semi-auto only) though.

William

 

[Warhawk83]

S&W M&P .40 or Glock 17/22

 

[highlander 5]

Glock 22 or 23

 

[Just One Shot]

I don't know and I hope I never find out.

 

[RyanM]

For my area, central PA, it would be the Glock 22.

Pretty sure it's the same here in western PA. The state parole board uses Glock 17s with 115 grain Gold Dots, or did a couple years ago at least.

 

[loadedround]

Uniformed Officers carry the Glock 22. Dedectives and Chief carry Glock 27's. Were carrying S&W DA 9mm's before the change over two years ago.

 

[7.62 Nato]

Detroit PD just switched from .40 cal Glocks to .40 cal. S&W. I believe those are the M&P. I heard a lot of the Ex-PD Glocks went to Texas where incidentally our Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick now resides after his trial and conviction.

 

[emtpacker]

Mostly glocks here with the local guys and sheriffs deputies. UAB campus police all using the XD (not sure what caliber). Some forestry guys just switched to Beretta px4's in .40. We see a little of everything around the Birmingham area!

 

[Pate]

NY State Police all carry Glock G37, 45 GAP.

 

[Wishoot]

Cz 75 p-01

I was getting worried that CZ would be left out of this poll.

 

[Eightball]

Whatever the designation is for a .40 S&W Glock.

 

[carbuncle]

Mostly .40 Glocks, but the Washington state Patrol has switched to M&Ps. I'm with them, fantastic ergonomics on those weapons.

 

[Spencer_OKC]

The flip side of the coin is that some people shoot one gun better than another. In a deadly force situation, some departments have decided that the officer should have the gun that they are most comfortable with, shoot the best, have the most experience with, etc., and that this trumps magazine compatibility.

+1

I would rather an officer be armed with the model & caliber of gun they are most comfortable with (within reason of course) than be able to swap mags in some scenario that is not likely to occur. When my dad & uncles worked the road they carried 18 rounds of .357 magnum, and it was a lot easier to shoot at people back then. The modern officer carries upwards of 40 rounds or more if he is carrying a high capacity semi-auto.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol issues the Sig P226 in .357SIG, Remington 870 shotguns, and Colt AR carbines in 5.56 (not sure which model).

The Oklahoma City Police formerly issued Glock 22s, but traded them all back to Glock for 9mm & .45 ACP models (officers choice) because of feed reliability issues with the Glock 22, especially when equipped with a weapon-mounted light.

Both agencies have lists of approved firearms that can be carried if purchased by the officer.