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Officer Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie) continues to carry the .40 caliber Glock 22 (which is the standard-issue handgun for the LAPD). Other officers and detectives also carry the Glock 22, including Det. Ruben Robinson (Dorian Missick), Officer Dave Mendoza (Chad Michael Murray), and Officer Gary Steele (Derek Ray).
Several LAPD officers and detectives carry the Beretta 92FS as their sidearm, including Officer Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy), Officer Bill "Dewey" Dudek (C. Thomas Howell), Sergeant Hill (Jamie McShane), Sergeant Waters (Lesley Fera), and Officer Hank Lucero (Anthony Ruivivar). In "Babel" (S5E03), Bryant uses his Beretta to trade fire with an active shooter and later bring the shooter down aside fellow officers. Lucero uses his Beretta in a felony stop (inspired by an episode of COPS), with the hammer cocked back in single-action, which most officers refrain from using unless they are already engaged with their weapon in a gunfight.
Officer John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) continues to carry the Smith & Wesson 5906 as his duty sidearm. This weapon is on the LAPD approved carry list. In "Heat" (S5E02), Cooper is seen using his 5906 to trade shots with a suspect who fired on him and Steele.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson 5906 - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingOfficer John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) keeps his Smith & Wesson 5906 at the ready while taking a suspect into custody in "Hats and Bats" (S5E01).Error creating thumbnail: File missingOfficer Cooper using his Smith & Wesson 5906 to trade shots with an armed suspect in "Heat" (S5E02). Notice the motto "to serve and protect" on the door; this is a fictitious slogan based on the LAPD's actual motto, "to protect and to serve". This is one of the few subtleties on the show to prevent the actors from being mistaken as actual police officers.Error creating thumbnail: File missing"Steele!" Cooper keeps his Smith & Wesson 5906 trained on the downed suspect as he checks on his partner in "Heat" (S5E02).Error creating thumbnail: File missingCooper keeps his Smith & Wesson 5906 at the ready after the shooting in "Heat" (S5E02).
Smith & Wesson 3913
Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) continues to carry a Smith & Wesson 3913 as her on-duty sidearm. She is juxtaposed with uniformed officers on the show in that she is not often seen drawing her weapon.
Officer Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) appears to carry a Smith & Wesson 3914, the blue-steel version of the 3913, as his off-duty firearm. In the episode "Off-Duty" (S5E05), he draws it while working his second job as a celebrity bodyguard to defend himself and his client against a crazed suspect firing at vehicles in the street. He doesn't fire the weapon in the scene.
The Remington 870 Police Riot Magnum is the standard shotgun used by the LAPD in the series. In Season 5's premiere "Hats and Bats" (S5E01), an officer responding to a riot situation carries the modified Remington loaded with non-lethal beanbag rounds. In "Babel" (S5E03), an officer uses a live Remington 870 to volley-fire at an active shooter with Officers Sherman and Bryant when the shooter returns to the scene.
In "Babel" (S5E03), what appears to be a Mossberg 500 Cruiser with an extended mag tube is used by a white supremacist to perform an active shooter-style attack on an ESL support group at an LA community center. He fires the weapon in close proximity to Officer Sherman's ear when he blows a shot through an exterior doorway, temporarily deafening Sherman. The shooter escapes the scene, but later returns with the same Mossberg and fires it at the crowd of LAPD officers and civilians.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMossberg 500 Cruiser with extended magazine tube and heat shield - 12 GaugeError creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Babel" (S5E03), an active shooter fires his Mossberg 500 Cruiser in close proximity to Officer Sherman's ear, causing temporary hearing loss. This is very likely a non-gun to ensure the actor's safety, as the shotgun has no recoil when fired.Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Babel" (S5E03), the shooter later returns with the same Mossberg shotgun and fires two shots at the crowd of LAPD officers and civilians before being shot in a volley of gunfire from officers. Note the red shell being ejected to the left of the shot.
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Defense Technologies 1315 37mm Gas Gun
In Season 5's premiere "Hats and Bats" (S5E01), Officer Bill "Dewey" Dudek (C. Thomas Howell) fires rubber bullets and tear gas from a Defense Technologies 1315 launcher during a riot situation.
In Season 5's premiere "Hats and Bats" (S5E01), Officer Dave Mendoza (Chad Michael Murray) uses an X26 Taser to subdue an exotic dancer who removes his Glock 22 from its holster and fires it into the air several times. The Glock used in this scene appears to be a non-gun flashpaper replica. In "Off-Duty" (S5E05), Officer Hank Lucero (Anthony Ruivivar) uses the X26 Taser to stop a resisting suspect after the suspect attacks Officer Cooper.
