That's a formal statement used in reports. I've also seen "service revolver" or "service weapon".
Due to the possibilty of police officers having their own personal weapons, they want to be specific that they used the weapon given to them by the Force.
Why does it say they fired “there duty weapon”
That's a formal statement used in reports. I've also seen "service revolver" or "service weapon".
Due to the possibilty of police officers having their own personal weapons, they want to be specific that they used the weapon given to them by the Force.
Maybe a UK paradigm, since the bobbies seemed to be "unarmed" in most pics.