New York City Police Department Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===On duty=== New NYPD officers are allowed to choose from one of two [[9Γ19mm 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 | 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> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page