Standard Weapons
Firearms in service vary between police forces in the UK, due to individual Chief Constables and Police Authorities dictating the number of firearms officers and police firearms available to each force.
Firearms issued to Authorised Firearms Officers include:
- Glock 17 pistol (used by various forces, including London's Metropolitan Police)
- Glock 26 pistol (issued to plain clothes officers of London's Metropolitan Police)
- Walther P99 pistol (used by Nottinghamshire Police)
- SIG Sauer P226 pistol (Used by Northamptonshire police)
- Heckler & Koch MP5SF (used by various forces, including London's Metropolitan Police)
- Heckler & Koch G36 variants
- LMT-Defender AR-15 variant (used By Cheshire Police and British Transport Police)
- Heckler & Koch G3 variant (used for sniping roles)
- Remington 870 shotgun (used by Manchester Police)
Read more about this topic: List Of Police Firearms In The United Kingdom
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