Garda Armed Support Unit
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Armed Support Units (ASU) (Irish: Tacaíochta Faoi Arm) are specialist regional firearms units of the Garda Síochána,[2] the national police force of Ireland. Based in all four Garda regions in the country, Gardaí attached to an ASU unit carry a combination of lethal firearms and non-lethal weapons, as opposed to regular uniformed Gardaí, who are unarmed, and detective gardaí, who are armed but not assigned to ASU roles.
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Aonad Tacaíochta faoi Airm (Irish) | |
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Agency | Garda Síochána |
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Abbreviation | ASU |
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Operators | ≈ 180 (as of 2014)[1] |
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The ASU is under the command of the Special Tactics and Operational Command alongside the Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU).[3]
Armed Support Units were known as Regional Support Units (RSU) when first established in 2008.[3]