So for those that did not know, Norwegian police are not normaly armed.
Those in patrol cars have firearms ready there locked in, and can be realsied on request.
Also Those on guard duty(like those around the American embasy, are armed.
The "SWAT" team know as Delta drive around in armord cars and have access to "heavy" weapons like assualt rifles and sniper rifles.
The only ones armed at all times on duty is the life guard service, that protect WIP like policitians, and they used P226s
How ever for regual patrol people for a long time, the only options were a S&W .38 revolver or MP5.
The MP5 is good gun, but the revovler is very old fashion.
But on may 17th I saw some motorcycle cops armed with pistols, they were in Safariland holsters, so I only saw the grip, but clarly not a revovler grip, also not a Glock grip(a weapon some times used by the Delta guys)
Neither a p226 grip that both Delta and life guard servcie use.
So had to wiki it, and it seems now the police in norway use the H&K P30, which is a huge jump from a .38 revolver.
Now krime in norway is low, and it can be months or years between police shooting, but it's nice to know if they need to strap iron, they will have the right tools.
