The Weapons of Safety and Security in Massachusetts

Weapons are a ubiquitous tool for any police department in the United States. In Massachusetts, the choice of police weapons is delegated to the more than 340 individual police agencies within the state. What weapons have been chosen to provide safety and security to their operating areas?

Freedom of information requests will be made to a broad swath of Massachusetts police organizations to try to build a comprehensive snapshot of their inventory of weapons.

50 Requests

Withdrawn

1 file

Environmental Police Weapons

David Brown sent this request to the Massachusetts Environmental Police of Massachusetts

Rejected

5 files

Police Weapons (Andover Police Department)

David Brown sent this request to the Andover Police Department of Andover, MA

Completed

1 file

Police Weapons (Arlington Police Department)

David Brown sent this request to the Arlington Police Department of Arlington, MA

Awaiting Acknowledgement

Police Weapons (Barnstable Police Department)

David Brown sent this request to the Barnstable Police Department of Barnstable, MA

Awaiting Appeal

7 files

Police Weapons (Boston Police Department)

David Brown sent this request to the Boston Police Department of Boston, MA

Rejected

1 file

Police Weapons (Braintree Police Department)

David Brown sent this request to the Braintree Police Department of Braintree, MA

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