LMPD changes policy requiring officers to purchase some of their own weapons
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For years LMPD officers were required to pay for weapons like long rifles out of their own pocket.
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Louisville Metro Police officers havenāt always had access to such high-powered firearms āĀ a concern highlighted last April, when Officer Nick Wilt responded to a mass shooting downtown armed only with a handgun.
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