US State Police Sidearms

[FOX 1]

Here is the list of US State Police Sidearms I found in another internet forum

Alabama Glock 22/23
Alaska Glock 22/23
Arizona Sig P229 9mm
Arkansas Glock 21/22
California S&W 4006
Colorado S&W 4006
Connecticut Sig P226/P229 .40
Delaware Sig P229 .357Sig
Florida Beretta 96D
Georgia Glock 22
Hawaii S&W 5906
Idaho Glock 22
Illinois Glock 22
Indiana Beretta 96 (currently under revision)
Iowa S&W 4046
Kansas Glock 21
Kentucky Glock 34
Lousiana Sig P229 .40
Maine HK USP .45
Maryland Beretta 96D
Massachusetts Sig P226 .40
Michigan Sig P226 .40
Minnesota Glock 22
Mississippi S&W 4046 (Had changed to glock recently Glock 22, 35)
Missouri Glock 22
Montana Sig P339 .357Sig
Nebraska Glock 22
New Hampshire S&W 4566
Nevada S&W 4006
New Jersey Sig 228 9mm
New Mexico Glock 31
New York Glock 17
North Carolina Beretta Cougar .357Sig
North Dakota S&W 4506
Ohio Sig P229/P226 .40
Oklahoma Sig P226R .357Sig
Oregon Glock 22
Pennsylvania Beretta 96D Brigadier HRT Glock 22
Rhode Island Sig P229 .357Sig
South Carolina Glock 22
South Dakota Beretta 92F
Tennessee Glock 31
Texas Sig P229/P226 .357Sig
Utah Beretta Cougar .40
Vermont Sig P229 .40
Virginia Sig P229RDAK .40
Washington Beretta 92F
West Virginia S&W 4566TSW
Wisconsin Ruger P89
Wyoming Beretta 92f ( Changed to Glock Recently)

Anyone can correct the list if I am wrong

[One_A]

I have never seen a NJ State Trooper with a SIG P228.

[Laconian]

I have never seen a NJ State Trooper with a SIG P228.

I thought that too, the last NJ Trooper's I worked with all carried H&K P7M8, but that was about 5-6 yrs ago...

[Beinlausen]

I'd go to maine, H&K USP

[Werewolf01]

I *think* the WVSP carries a .40 S&W.

[Howie Kaluha]

Berettas in Florida??! How recent is this info? I know the police here use Glocks. I'm just not sure which model..........

[Laconian]

There are a lot of FL agencies that issue Glocks (Miami PD, Jacksonville SO to name two) but FL Highway Patrol issues the Beretta, which is what the list was trying to show: What state police agencies are carrying.

[Howie Kaluha]

There are a lot of FL agencies that issue Glocks (Miami PD, Jacksonville SO to name two) but FL Highway Patrol issues the Beretta, which is what the list was trying to show: What state police agencies are carrying.

Yeah, I guess I was mainly referring to the JSO. Thanks for that additional info

[TubaTrooper]

We (The New Jersey State Police) currently carry the Sig 228 in 9mm. While at the academy ('00-01) our agency was transitioning to a new service weapon to replace the H&K P7M8. I was trained on and upon graduation, was issued the P7M8 and the Smith & Wesson SW99. Because of a high number of malfunctions with the SW99, we eventually turned in both the H&K and Smith for the P228.

[Laconian]

@ TubaTrooper: Thanks for that update. Welcome. Stay safe.

[joe mama]

Montana Sig P339 .357Sig

Where can I get me one of them new fangled 339's?!??!?!!?!? I'll throw my 226 out, it must be obsolete if they're making 3xx series now!

[VaLiancY]

Not that much Officers carry Glock 17s in New York. Tell you the truth, I haven't seen an officer with one yet.

[BrerBear]

All Troopers in the NY State Police have been issued Glock 17's since 1990, and we will have them forever. The wonderful and benevolent Mario Cuomo signed an executive order before leaving office stating that if we purchased new sidearms then we have to DESTROY our current issue. Consequently you can imagine that a 4500 person agency runs up against some considerable cash outlay for such a switch. The only good thing is now we have a Remington 870 (14 - inch bbl) in each car.

[One_A]

We (The New Jersey State Police) currently carry the Sig 228 in 9mm. While at the academy ('00-01) our agency was transitioning to a new service weapon to replace the H&K P7M8. I was trained on and upon graduation, was issued the P7M8 and the Smith & Wesson SW99. Because of a high number of malfunctions with the SW99, we eventually turned in both the H&K and Smith for the P228.

Is this true for the NJ troopers who patrol the freeways? Why a compact pistol?

[TubaTrooper]

I'm not sure if I'd consider the 228 a compact weapon. It's my understanding that the P226 is the full size version and the P239 is advertised as the compact/concealable version. The P228 is somewhere in between, but closer to the P226. However, to answer your question more specifically, yes every Trooper is issued the P228 as their primary sidearm. And it's killed almost (with the exception of one) everyone we've shot lately.

PS (they were all bad people...)