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there is no specific officiaal sidearm, the side arm must be either double action only or striker fire, chambered in 9mm 40 caliber or 45 acp. a "back up" may be worn there are many different rules on that. also a AR-15 may be kept locked up in the patrol car.

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According to a documentary I just saw, they use the Sig 229.

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Beretta 92FS, which bears the nomenclature of M9.

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