I was talking about handguns. The (now former) chief of Wellfleet PD posts on Glocktalk. I'm guessing there was a server crash or or other problem because a lot of his posts are gone, but I remember him posting something about allowing his officers to carry an approved, personally owned handgun in a serious caliber. I could be wrong on that aspect, but my point still stands about some department's allowing it. I also just remembered Pepperell Aux. PD and North(?) Brookfield Aux. PD allow a personally purchased duty handgun.
The former Chief was very adamant on the specials still carrying dept issued REVOLVERS, and would not sway from this. And maybe someone posting as him wrote it, but from before he became Chief in 99 or 2000, the dept always had issued guns. I was not arguing the fact that some towns allow this, because I know for a fact they do, but the info on the Fleet is wrong. Besides, this was a topic about AWB, not handguns.......just sayin