Editing SWAT (section)

=== Weapons and equipment ===
SWAT units are equipped with special weapons that are not normally used by regular police units, typically military firearms such as [[assault rifle]]s, [[submachine gun]]s, [[riot shotgun]]s, [[sniper rifle]]s, [[Riot control#Riot control agent (RCA)|riot control agents]], [[smoke grenade]]s, [[stun grenade]]s, and [[Blast ball|stinger grenades]].<ref>{{cite book
| last  = Sweeney
| first = Patrick
| url   = https://books.google.com/books?id=Sibal4UgsCMC&q=mp-5
| title = Modern Law Enforcement Weapons & Tactics
| work  = Krause Publications
| date  = 2004
| pages = 198, 227
| publisher = F+W Media
| isbn = 9781440224584
}}</ref><ref name="popfel">{{cite web |date=May 1997 |title=Felon Busters: On The Job With LAPD SWAT |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT53 |work=[[Popular Mechanics]] |publisher=Hearst Magazines |pages=53–58}}</ref><ref name="articlearchive1">{{cite web
| url        = http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/article_archive/results/details?id=3395
| title        = SWAT Round-Up International 2006: Team Insights &#124; Tactical Response Magazine
| publisher        = Hendonpub.com
| access-date        = June 5, 2009
| archive-date        = September 4, 2015
| archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904125331/http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/article_archive/results/details?id=3395
| url-status        = dead
}}</ref><ref name="howstuffworks1">{{cite web
| url        = http://people.howstuffworks.com/swat-team2.htm
| title      = HowStuffWorks 'How SWAT Teams Work'
| publisher  = People.howstuffworks.com
| access-date = June 5, 2009
| date = January 31, 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| author     = Eden Pastora
| url        = http://www.tacticaloperations.com/swatfeb2003/index.html
| title      = SWAT February 2003
| publisher  = Tacticaloperations.com
| access-date = June 5, 2009
}}</ref> Though these armaments make SWAT teams resemble military [[infantry]] [[squad]]s, they are still law enforcement units tasked with [[arrest]], and are thus often also equipped with [[Non-lethal weapon|less-lethal weapon]]s such as [[taser]]s, [[pepper spray]], [[Pepper-spray projectile|pepperball]]s, [[baton round]]s, [[bean bag round]]s, and [[rubber bullet]]s to incapacitate suspects. Many SWAT units also have access to specialized equipment such as [[ballistic shield]]s, [[Door breaching|entry tools]], [[battering ram]]s, [[SWAT vehicle|armored vehicles]], [[Thermography|thermal]] and [[night-vision device]]s, [[Fiberscope|fiberscope cameras]], and [[motion detector]]s.<ref>{{cite book
| url   = https://books.google.com/books?id=k01_aKN8LkIC&q=%22sting%22+%22tear%22+%22flashbang%22&pg=PA32
| title = SWAT
| publisher  = ABDO Publishing Company
| year  = 2013
| pages = 12–14
| isbn = 9781614789383
| last1 = Ollhoff
| first1 = Jim
}}</ref>

[[Worldwide usage of police dogs#United States|Canine units]] may also be incorporated within SWAT teams, or may be used on an ''ad hoc'' basis.<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.policemag.com/Blog/SWAT/Story/2009/10/How-to-Coexist-with-a-K-9-Unit.aspx
| title       = How to Coexist with a K-9 Unit
| work        = POLICE Magazine
| date        = October 7, 2009
| url-status     = dead
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100620193823/http://www.policemag.com/Blog/SWAT/Story/2009/10/How-to-Coexist-with-a-K-9-Unit.aspx
| archive-date = June 20, 2010
}}</ref>