Militarization of police
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The militarization of police is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. This includes the use of armored personnel carriers, assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang g
Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team members, some armed with assault rifles, preparing for an exercise.
Liut Brigade members of the National Police of Ukraine in 2023, part of the Offensive Guard.
Military Police of São Paulo State officers in riot gear.
All-women riot police unit of the Ghana Police Service at the country's 59th Independence Day parade.
Sniper
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A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized trai
French and British (center) snipers equipped with FR F2, Accuracy International AWM and PGM Hécate II rifles (left to right, 2012) and camouflage ghillie suits
Vasily Zaytsev, left, and other Soviet snipers equipped with Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 during the Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942
A modern sniper weapon system which consists of a sniper rifle (here Barak HTR 2000 chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum), telescopic sight (Leupold Mark IV x10), and additional optics
Over-watch being provided by an army sergeant during a high-level meeting, Baghdad, Iraq