 Due to their multiple roles of acting as a tactical armed response to armed criminals, counter-terrorism duties, and riot policing duties, the SPUs employ a wide array of weapons and equipment.Their access to advanced equipment varies from province to province, however if needed they can call for assistance from the national police tactical unit, or from the People's Liberation Army garrisons.The unit is armed with a variety of domestically manufactured weapons such as QSZ-92 pistols, and if the situation calls for it, they also have access to assault rifles such as the QBZ-95 and the Norinco HP9 shotgun.