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Lawrence Police Department (Kansas)

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

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Current issue

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Patrol rifle
Heckler & Koch MR556A15.56x45mm NATO
Official source
Heckler & Koch MR556A1 (model photo)
  • EOTech EXPS3 (model photo)
    Optic
    EOTech EXPS3
Patrol rifle:

Representative photo: HK MR223 (the European version of the MR556A1), privately owned, with an EOTech sight. Photo: Code16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Optic:

EOTech EXPS3-0 in tan, with a G33 magnifier behind it, on an HK G95 rifle. Photo: Engelhardt A (IEA Mil Optics GmbH), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own equipment.

What gun does the Lawrence Police Department (Kansas) carry?

The Lawrence Police Department (Kansas)'s current patrol rifle is the Heckler & Koch MR556A1 (5.56x45mm NATO), with an EOTech EXPS3 optic, per official agency or government records; based on a 2023 source and not re-verified since.

Type
Local police
Location
Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas
Entries
1 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsNot yet sourced—
Rifles / CarbinesHeckler & Koch MR556A1Who else issues it →Official source1
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
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.

Patrol rifle

Heckler & Koch MR556A1

Official source
HK MR223 (the European version of the MR556A1), privately owned, with an EOTech sight (representative photo)
Shown: HK MR223 (the European version of the MR556A1), privately owned, with an EOTech sight
  • EOTech EXPS3
    Optic
    EOTech EXPS3
Issued configuration
Rifle
Heckler & Koch MR556A1
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO
Optic
EOTech EXPS3 / Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic) / Aimpoint Micro T-2
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: City of Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission (Apr 11, 2023)

  • Main photo: Representative photo: HK MR223 (the European version of the MR556A1), privately owned, with an EOTech sight. “HK MR223” by Code16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Our crop is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Optic inset: EOTech EXPS3-0 in tan, with a G33 magnifier behind it, on an HK G95 rifle. “IEA Mil Optics GmbH HK G95 m Eotech EXPS und G33” by Engelhardt A (IEA Mil Optics GmbH), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Our crop is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Rifles / Carbines1 current

Heckler & Koch MR556A1 (model photo)

Representative photo: HK MR223 (the European version of the MR556A1), privately owned, with an EOTech sight. Photo: Code16, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Heckler & Koch MR556A1

Official source
5.56x45mm NATOPatrol long gun
DatesApr 11, 2023 – present
Attachments
Optic: EOTech EXPS3
EOTech EXPS3 (model photo)

EOTech EXPS3-0 in tan, with a G33 magnifier behind it, on an HK G95 rifle. Photo: Engelhardt A (IEA Mil Optics GmbH), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Optic: Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic)
Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic) (model photo)

Representative photo: Aimpoint CompM4 (the PRO is Aimpoint's similar tube-style patrol rifle optic). Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Optic: Aimpoint Micro T-2
Aimpoint Micro T-2 (model photo)

Representative photo: Aimpoint Micro T-1 (the Micro T-2 is its successor in the same housing). Photo: NobuttoO, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

As ofOct 9, 2026

City Commission agenda item, April 11, 2023 (RFQ 2300012).

HK MR556A1 (16.5-inch) patrol rifles bought in 2023 through the department's member-ownership program: the city buys the rifles and officers repay the cost by payroll deduction. Officers choose one of two department-approved platforms; the HK is the one named in this purchase. Current status not re-verified.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

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Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): City of Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): City of Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): City of Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): City of Lawrence, Kansas, City Commission

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