I bought my weapon and gunbelt out of my pocket before I was hired and didn't have a problem with it. Friend you had better talk to some other depts before you bellyache about this one, I have (Dallas, St Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville, Phoenix and yes I've talked to them all,and a bunch more.) Compare what you have against what they have and they'll look at you like your crazy, clothing allotment, take home cars, very few restrictions, unlimited sick leave, vacation accrual, buy back on