New York City Police Department

==Firearms==

===On duty===
New NYPD officers are allowed to choose from one of two [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]] [[service pistol]]s: the [[Glock 17L|Glock 17 Gen4]] and [[Glock 17L|Glock 19 Gen4]].<ref name="thefirearmblog.com">{{cite web|title=NYPD Set to Retire Last of its Revolvers |website= The Firearm Blog |first1=Matthew |last1=Moss |url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/30/nypd-set-retire-last-revolvers/|date=30 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035147/http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/30/nypd-set-retire-last-revolvers/|archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> All duty handguns were previously modified to a 12-[[pound-force|pound]] (53 [[newton (units)|N]]) NY-2 trigger pull, though new recruits were being issued handguns with a lighter trigger pull as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Parascandola|first=Rocco|title=NYPD will issue easier-to-fire guns to new recruits, aiming for improved accuracy|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-trigger-pull-change-20210825-s4wbvq5rwjcwlacm5i5eyarvha-story.html |date=August 25, 2021 |access-date=2022-01-10|website=New York Daily News|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110035032/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-trigger-pull-change-20210825-s4wbvq5rwjcwlacm5i5eyarvha-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Smith & Wesson Model 5906|Smith & Wesson 5946]] semi-automatic 9mm with a double action only (DAO) trigger, was issued to new recruits in the past;<ref>{{cite web|title=Training Bureau &#124; Firearms & Tactics Section|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/training_nypd/firearm_tatics.shtml|publisher=The City of New York|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312090654/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/training_nypd/firearm_tatics.shtml|archive-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref> however, the pistol has been discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/guide-smith-wesson-semi-automatic-models/|title=Guide to Smith & Wesson Semi-Auto Pistols & Their Model Numbers|website=www.luckygunner.com|date=January 9, 2015 |access-date=November 30, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619175130/http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/guide-smith-wesson-semi-automatic-models/|url-status=live}}</ref> While it is no longer an option for new hires, officers who were issued the weapon may continue to use it.

Shotgun-certified officers were authorized to carry [[Ithaca 37]] shotguns, which are being phased out in favor of the newer [[Mossberg 500#Model 500 vs. Model 590 vs. Model 590A1|Mossberg 590]]. Officers and detectives belonging to the NYPD's [[New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit|Emergency Service Unit]], Counter-terrorism Bureau and [[Strategic Response Group]] are armed with a range of select-fire weapons and long guns, such as the Colt [[M4A1]] carbine and similar-pattern Colt [[AR-15]] rifles, [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] submachine gun, and the [[Remington Model 700]] bolt-action rifle.<ref>{{cite web|title=NYPD's Elite E-Men|date = July 2009|url=http://www.tactical-life.com/magazines/tactical-weapons/nypds-elite-e-men/?scrape=true|publisher=Tactical Life|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805121222/http://www.tactical-life.com/magazines/tactical-weapons/nypds-elite-e-men/|archive-date=5 August 2014|access-date=26 July 2014}}</ref>

===Discontinued from service===
From 1926 until 1986 the standard weapons of the department were the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] and the [[Colt Official Police]] [[.38 Special]] revolvers with four-inch barrels. Female officers had the option to choose to carry a three-inch barrel revolver instead of the normal four-inch model due to its lighter weight. Prior to 1994, the standard weapon of the NYPD was the [[Smith & Wesson Model 64]] DAO a .38 Special revolver with a three- or four-inch barrel and the [[Ruger Security-Six|Ruger Police Service Six]] with a four-inch barrel. This type of revolver was called the Model NY-1 by the department. After the switch in 1994 to semi-automatic pistols, officers who privately purchased [[revolver]]s before January 1, 1994, were allowed to use them for duty use until August 31, 2018. They were [[Grandfather clause|grandfathered]] in as approved off-duty guns.<ref name="thefirearmblog.com"/>

Prior to the issuing of the 9mm semi-automatic pistol NYPD detectives and plainclothes officers often carried the [[Colt Detective Special]] and/or the [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] "Chief's Special" .38 Special caliber snub-nosed (two-inch) barrel revolvers for their ease of concealment while dressed in civilian clothes.

The [[Kahr K series|Kahr K9]] 9mm pistol was an approved off-duty/backup weapon from 1998 to 2011. It was pulled from service because it could not be modified to a 12-pound trigger pull.