Southland is a police drama from executive producer John Wells (The West Wing) that follows the lives of several police officers within the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department. The show originally ran for 1 season on NBC, and currently is airing new episodes on the TNT Network.
The following weapons can be seen in the series Southland:
Several LAPD officers and detectives carry the Beretta 92FS as their sidearm, including Detective Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy), Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger (Michael McGrady), Detective Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro), Officer Bill "Dewey" Dudek (C. Thomas Howell), Detective Russell Clarke (Tom Everett Scott), and a number of other officers. This weapon is on the LAPD approved carry list. Also used by at least one of the sheriff's deputies in S1E04 "Salley in the Alley." This weapon is also on the Sheriff's Department approved carry list. One of the Latino hitmen in the first few episodes of Season 2 also uses a Beretta.
Officer John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) carries a Smith & Wesson 5906 (as evidenced by its double stack frame) as his duty sidearm. This weapon is on the LAPD approved carry list. In Season 3's "Failure Drill" (S3E09), Adams is seen firing her S&W on the range and later having to perform a "failure drill" on a gunman (double tap to the chest and one to the head)
Officer Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie) carries a Glock 22 as his sidearm. This weapon is standard issue to all LAPD probationary officers. Upon completion of probation, they may choose to switch to another weapon on the approved carry list, or they can stay with the Glock. Officer Chickie Brown (Arija Bareikis) also uses a Glock 22 as her sidearm, although her weapon is fitted with a Surefire X-300 tactical light. Detective Ray Suarez (Clifton Collins, Jr.) can also be seen using a Glock 22 in episode 11.
One of the Sheriff's deputies in S1E04 "Salley in the Alley" is seen carrying a Heckler & Koch USP. The correct model would be the .45 ACP version, as that is the only USP on the Sheriff's Department approved carry list.
In the pilot episode "Unknown Trouble" (S1E01), a Hispanic gang member uses a Smith & Wesson Model 60 in a shooting. The same gang member uses it to shoot Dewey later on in the episode. In Season 2's "U-Boat" (S2E03), Chickie and John arrest a man on the street for possession of a concealed handgun. The S&W Model 60 is one of the handguns Chickie confiscates from the suspect.
Detective Adams (Regina King) uses a Smith & Wesson 3913 as her duty gun. She gives it to the witness she is protecting in Season 1's "Derailed" (S1E07).
Officer Chickie Brown (Arija Bareikis) uses an early model Smith & Wesson 6906 (notice low, non-novak rear sights, as well as the "hooked" trigger guard) as her off-duty gun, which she notably uses to arrest the Canyon Rapist in Season 2's "Maximum Deployment" (S2E06).
A woman pulls what appears to be a Raven Arms MP-25 compact pistol on actor Timmy Davis (Tom Sizemore) in Season 1's "See the Woman" (S1E03). One is also seen in the intro sequence.
In Season 2's "U-Boat" (S2E03), Chickie misses a Smith & Wesson 61 Escort in a street thug's ankle holster. Cooper finds it during a more thorough pat-down.
Detective Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) confiscates a Colt M1911A1 from a teenager in Season 2's "What Makes Sammy Run?" (S2E05). A cartel hitman uses a gold plated M1911A1 in Season 2's "Phase Three" (S2E01) which is seen again (along with another identical 1911) in episode 5.
The grieving father in "The Runner" (S2E04) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 15 when he goes to kill his daughter's murderer. Detectives Adams and Suarez confiscate it from him when he is arrested.
In the Season 1 finale "Derailed" (S1E07) one of Marta's bodyguards pulls a SIG Sauer P228 on Marquis. Later in the episode, one of the gangsters sent to Lydia's house uses a nickel P228. He fires a shot Lydia, but misses and is subsequently killed. Another is briefly seen used by one Marta's men to execute a hitman at the beginning of the episode.
In Season 2's "The Runner" (S2E04), a murder suspect keeps a Makarov PM pistol in his baby brother's stroller. He tosses the gun while being chased by Sammy and Nate, and the gun discharges when it hits the ground.
SWAT officers in "Two Gangs" (S1E05) and "What Makes Sammy Run?" (S2E06) carry what appear to be Kimber Custom TLE II pistols (the sidearm of all LAPD SWAT officers) in their holsters.
One of the Latino hitmen's guns is a gold plated Browning Hi-Power. Ben and John find it along with other gold plated weapons in Season 2's "What Makes Sammy Run?" (S2E05).
In "Mozambique" (S1E02) the owner of a convenience store holds an unknown pistol on a would-be robber. It appears to have a stainless or nickel finish with black grips.
Several LAPD officers are seen using Remington 870 shotguns, once seen equipped with tactical lights in episode 1. They are often seen in the shotgun racks of the police cars. This is the standard shotgun for all LAPD personnel. Detective Clarke notably uses one loaded with beanbag ammo in episode 2. Detective Adams (Regina King) also carries one during a raid.
Detective Adams keeps a Winchester Model 1300 "Defender" in a safe in her home. She uses it to shoot the gang members trying to kill a witness in her home in Season 1's "Derailed" (S01E07). It is identified as a Winchester by the magazine cap.
LAPD SWAT officers are armed with M4 Carbines during the raid on a gang member's arms dealing warehouse in Season 1's "Two Gangs" (S01E05). The gang's warehouse is also seen stocked with M4's. The SWAT officers' M4's are equipped with SureFire tactical lights and Aimpoint red dot sights. They are seen again the hands of SWAT officers in Season 2's "What Makes Sammy Run?" (S02E06).
Officer Dudek (C. Thomas Howell) uses an M60E3 in Season 1's "See the Woman" (S1E03). When asked how he could own a class-3 firearm, Timmy Davis says the props guy converted it from a semi automatic to fully automatic.
An FN MAG (most likely a substitute for the M240 machine gun) is briefly seen during the raid on a gang leader's residence in Season 1's "Two Gangs" (S01E05).
