Originally Posted by Doug.38PR

I recall a segment of Tactical Impact (choose your weapon) on the Sportsman Channel where they were discussing the SLA shootout in Los Angeles back in 1974. They said the weapons available to police were 1) the M-1 Carbine, 2) the Remington 870 Police magnum, 3) S&W M-28 .357 Magnum with a 6 inch barrel.

Having said that, it kind of confused me because 1) I thought that invovled the LAPD and at the time they were ussed the S&W M15 .38 Special with a 4 inch barrel and 2) they were issued the Ithica Police Special 12 Gauge slug gun/shot gun, 3) they were using M-16s or AR-15s and AR-18s
SLA/LAPD SHOOTOUT IN LOS ANGELES (MAY 17, 1974) - YouTube