Training, assault rifles coming for some Charleston Police officers

The city of Charleston will be getting some new tools to help them fight crime.

The city of Charleston will enter a contract with Vance Outdoors Incorporated that would put 60 assault rifles into the hands of specially trained officers.

In all, the rifles and accessories come up around $82,000.

Each rifle will be assigned to a specific officer who has undergone specific training to handle one of them, Charleston Police Chief Opie Smith said.

"We have a course, we go through an extensive qualification to carry the rifles. They just dont, we just dont get the rifles and say here ya go. There is a four day class, actually the first day is classroom."