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DeKalb County Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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What gun does the DeKalb County Police Department carry?

The DeKalb County Police Department's current duty pistol is reportedly the Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated) (9mm Luger), per news or manufacturer reports; based on a 2016 source and not re-verified since. Its current shotgun is the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per official agency or government records; based on a 2014 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Tucker, DeKalb, Georgia
Entries
2 current · 1 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)Who else issues it →Reliable secondary1
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsRemington 870Who else issues it →Official source1
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated)

Reliable secondary
Glock 17 (agency source did not state model) (representative photo)Representative
Shown: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated)
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced
Replaces
Smith & Wesson M&P40

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Feb 11, 2016)

  • Main photo: Representative photo: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model). “Glock 17 (transparent background)” by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Shotgun

Remington 870

Official source
Remington 870 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Remington 870 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Shotgun
Remington 870
Caliber
12 gauge
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: DeKalb County Police Department (Oct 1, 2014)

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr (Creative Commons), U.S. government public-domain sources and our own photos, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols1 current

Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated) (model photo)

Representative photo: Glock 17 (agency source did not state model). Photo: U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Glock 9mm pistol (model not stated)

Reliable secondary
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Rolled out from February 2016; model not stated. Current status not re-verified since 2016.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via WSB-TV, February 11, 2016) reported DeKalb County police moving from the .40-caliber Smith & Wesson to a 9mm Glock (model not named); 300 officers were already carrying it, and the whole force was expected to switch within about two months.

Shotguns1 current

Remington 870 (model photo)

870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 870

Official source
12 gaugeOther
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 9, 2026

Department-issued shotgun (or a personally owned 12-gauge pump), per the 2014 section. Current status not re-verified.

The DeKalb County (Georgia) Police Department employee manual was published on DocumentCloud in December 2017. Section 4-6.9 (dated October 2014) names the Smith & Wesson M&P .40 as the standard authorized weapon issued to members. It approves the department-issued Remington 870 or a personally owned 12-gauge pump shotgun. Specialized-unit weapons are omitted. The section dates from 2014. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

  1. Smith & Wesson M&P40Pistols · Primary dutyOfficial source
    until 2016 · Named in the October 2014 manual section; the department began replacing its .40-caliber Smith & Wessons with 9mm Glocks in February 2016 (end date approximate: the AJC expected the change-over to take at least two more months). · The DeKalb County (Georgia) Police Department employee manual was published on DocumentCloud in December 2017. Section 4-6.9 (dated October 2014) names the Smith & Wesson M&P .40 as the standard authorized weapon issued to members. It approves the department-issued Remington 870 or a personally owned 12-gauge pump shotgun. Specialized-unit weapons are omitted. The section dates from 2014. Current status not re-verified.
    DeKalb County Police DepartmentThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Moved to Previously issued per public source(s): The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Added public source(s) from import: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): DeKalb County Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): DeKalb County Police Department

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