Yikes: AL,MONTGOMERY,1010-00-691-1382,"LAUNCHER,GRENADE",1,Each,720,2006-04-12 A...

crazypyro · on Aug 19, 2014

There's 84 total grenade launchers in the data set, if you are curious. Florida took twice as many as CA (36 to 18) and the rest of the states with them are under 10. Why Florida needs so many is another question...

Also interestingly, Montgomery got all 9 of AL's grenade launchers, more than Sacramento or LA took.

edit: actually, this data is wrong because I only used the first page, didn't even see the other 3....

comrh · on Aug 19, 2014

There was a big thing made about it in Bergen County, NJ when it was first reported that they had received one. The police basically said they had no use for it and couldn't even image a reason to use it.

giarc · on Aug 19, 2014

Why does any police force need a grenade launcher? Unless these are used for tear gas or something.

ajackfox · on Aug 19, 2014

The grenade launchers are M79's, and can be used for tear gas and other non-lethal rounds. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M79_grenade_launcher#Ammunition

Now about the quantity some PD's ordered... that's a different story.

venomsnake · on Aug 19, 2014

When you have a hammer ...

Rise of the warrior cop was very interesting read. With the gear comes the cop attitude. If you want that kind of toys in you state, you shouldn't be allowed to have them.

ceejayoz · on Aug 19, 2014

Presumably for tear gas / smoke rounds?

amcnett · on Aug 19, 2014

Probably not t-shirts at Gators games.