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\n(McLean, VA \u2013 June 26, 2014)\u00a0 FNH USA, LLC is pleased to announce today that the Killeen Police Department has confirmed their procurement of 231 new FN 15\u2122 Carbines.\u00a0 Delivery of the carbines, which are fitted with A2-style front sights and 30-round magazines, began in May.\u00a0 The rifles are produced at the company\u2019s production facilities in Columbia, SC and distributed through TK Tactical.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased that the Killeen Police Department has chosen the FN 15\u2122 Carbine to help them protect against threats their officers encounter from criminals,\u201d said Mark Cherpes, President and CEO.\u00a0 \u201cThe FN 15\u2122 Carbine offers the standard benefits expected from an M4-style rifle plus the unparalleled durability and reliability law enforcement officers demand in the line of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FN 15\u2122 Carbine has a 16-inch chrome-lined, alloy steel barrel and is available in 5.56mm NATO. The polymer forearm and fixed butt stock are both black, and the total length is 35.2 inches extended. The FN 15\u2122 Carbine also features an A2-style compensator and a 1:7-inch RH twist rate. It comes with fixed A2-style front sights, a removable M4-style rear carrying handle, and one GI pattern 30-round aluminum magazine.<\/p>\n
In addition to department procurements, the FN 15\u2122 Carbine is also available for individual purchase at a special discount by eligible law enforcement officers, first responders and military service members through the FNH USA Individual Officer Program.<\/p>\n
For more information about this program and to find a local dealer, please visit http:\/\/www.fnhusa.com\/l\/products\/le-products\/iop-info\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information about these and other FN products, visit www.fnhusa.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The rifles are produced at the company\u2019s production facilities in Columbia, SC and distributed through TK Tactical. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[240],"class_list":["post-30111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-industry","tag-fnh-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}