2.06.2009

LAPD Approves Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun for Officers

While civil-rights activists are up in arms, after two years of testing, Los Angeles Police Department officials approved the Benelli M4, a semi-automatic entry-type weapon, which greatly improves officers' ability to do their job effectively, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Firearms Committee.

The LAPD has over 9,800 sworn officers and is the 3rd largest Police Agency in the United States.

The Benelli M4 is a semi-automatic weapon capable of handling a variety of shot shell loads, from the lightest training rounds to the heaviest duty rounds. No manual operation of the M4 is required to cycle the rounds.

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