cant belive they have 2 pay 4 it out of pocket, altough i could provide the shotgun myself, i have a ton of them lol

That's the way the county works. Running joke is that in five years they'll charge their officers rent for the police station and a lease for the patrol car.

ahh complicated stuff.. How do you think its really should be?

So you guys know wad type of other equipment they use?

On top of the weapons already listed, I know that the SWAT in Washington DC and Indianapolis, IN also carry P90s.

oh really? that should add alot thanks

Yeah US police departmants wouldnt have an M16 they would have the civilian AR15, I believe.

Here is a popular mechanics article on SWAT teams (LAPD in particular)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...tml?page=3&c=y

A Wikipedia on SAWT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT

SWAT Magazines website
http://www.swatmag.com/

Yeah US police departmants wouldnt have an M16 they would have the civilian AR15, I believe.

That depends on how much they want to spend, and their SOPs regarding the use of automatic weapons in their respective environments. IMO, only SWAT/CERT/etc type units should have automatic capabilities, and even then they better be damn proficient with said weapons.

*edited to add: the civilian laws pertaining to the buying and use of automatic weapons doesn't apply to law enforcement (i.e. post 86 dealer samples, imports, etc.) but it still costs a lot. 556 knows what I'm talking about.

Oh I know of many departments that issue their officers fully automatic weapons. Coral Gables PD, City of Miami PD, and Miami Beach PD aere but a few of the departments that issue fully automatic weapons to their patrol officers.

I do a lot of my hunting in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Game Wardens have Mil-Surp M14 battle rifles as their patrol rifle. That is one sweet rifle for patrol work.

Anyways, many agencies issue their officers brand new M16. Also the Federal Government gives smaller agencies used military M16s. FDLE (Florida's chief law enforcement agency) just recieved some XM16 rifles. That's right XM16, those were the test rifles that the military used before the M16 was fully adopted.

I now that the Sig Sauer 552 Rifle is also a popular rifle for some PDs. Also some officers are issued 9mm carbines like the Colt RO639 (9mm M16) or the H&K MP5.

Hell, my department issues some of it's officers the GLOCK 18 Machine Pistol.

Hialeah PD just ordered twenty brand new FN FN2000 rifles. I played with one of those, that is also one sweet little carbine.

Anyways, Police Agencies can issue what ever they want. The 1986 Machine Gun ban doesn't effect any government agency, whether it's city, county, state, or federal.

ahh thanks for the info there Much appreciated