Approved Weapons are Glock 22, 23, and 27 - all chambered in .40 S&W, these are the ONLY weapons permitted for carry both on and off duty, certain officers (likely SWAT) are permitted to carry the Sig's in 45 with the safety engaged at all times unless firing (the Sig 1911 I believe).... Hope this helps, you can get the info from Boston PD website!
Glocks in .40
glock
Smith & Wesson M&P40
Yes
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Yes.
Yes they sure do!
That all police in UK do not carry guns.
Yes, Japanese police are armed.
Yes. Both the RCMP and local police forces carry firearms.
Yes, police officers typically carry firearms as part of their duty to maintain public safety and enforce the law.
If you take the example of the UK (where guns are banned), the normal police on duty on the streets are not armed with guns. There are UK police trained to use and carry guns but they only do so when responding to a situation where a criminal is seen to be armed. Based on this tried example, is is clear that if guns were banned effectively, the police would not need to carry weapons.
No they have miniguns and potatos
No they don't. They carry staplers, rubber bands and pepper spray