Procedure 309-Weapons Flashcards
.01. This procedure provides officers with guidelines necessary for the safe carrying and handling of APPROVED:
- firearms., * intermediate weapons. prior test question.
.01. This procedure sets guidelines for the TYPES of:
-AUTHORIZED weapons.
-AUTHORIZED ammunition.
-AUTHORIZED holsters.
prior test question.
.01. This procedure provides for the approval or non-approval of all…
AUTHORIZED weapons. prior test question.
.02. While on-duty or while off-duty, officers shall carry only…
AUTHORIZED weapons.
.02. For the purpose of participating in sporting/leisure activities is the only time firearms may be carried which are…
NOT APPROVED by the Department.
.02. While on-duty, officers shall carry one primary handgun and may carry one secondary handgun if…
APPROVED on SAPD Form #60-RCF, Request to
Carry Firearm.
.02. Number of handguns that may be carried by on-duty officers.
No more than two.
.02. Off-duty officers have the discretion whether or not to carry an…
APPROVED handgun.
.02. May store their firearms in a secure area instead of carrying the firearms on their person.
Officers working inside a police facility.
prior test question
.02. Shall carry at least one (1) approved intermediate weapon.
All officers, when in uniform.
.02. All officers having been issued an Electronic Control Devices (ECD) shall…
carry it when in uniform.
.02. All officers having been issued a shoulder weapon shall…
carry it when on duty.
.04. A. The Armory and Supply Office is located at the Training Academy and is supervised by the…
Firearms Proficiency Control Officer (FPCO)
prior test question
.04. B. Access into the Armory and Supply Office is restricted to…
armory personnel and the Training Academy Commander or designees.
prior test question
.04.C. Access into all areas of the Ready Room is restricted to…
personnel assigned to the Armory and Supply Office and unit/shift directors and/or their designees.
prior test question
.04.C. May obtain a key for the Ready Room at the Security Desk in case of an emergency. which is located at Police Headquarters.
A supervisor
.04.C. The Security Desk is located at…
Police Headquarters.
.05. Officers, both on-duty and off-duty, while carrying the handguns on their person, must carry handguns in an…
AUTHORIZED holster.
prior test question
.05. May carry handguns in a container such as a purse, briefcase, fanny pack, carrying bag, etc.
Officers working in plain clothes or undercover assignments, as well as off-duty officers.
.05. While in a police vehicle, a shoulder weapon is carried in the…
vehicle transport mode:
.05. May necessitate the need for an officer to have the shoulder weapon in the vehicle in other than the vehicle transport mode.
Exigent circumstances involving officer and public safety.
Shoulder weapons, when carried to and from a police facility, are…
empty with the action open and the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
.06. To carry another approved handgun as their primary handgun, officers assigned to the Special Operations Unit may receive approval from…
Their Division Commander.
prior test question
.06. On-duty plainclothes officers shall carry a sufficient amount of reserve ammunition to allow for the…
Complete reloading of their primary handgun.
.06. Officers carrying an approved handgun other than the Glock Model 22, 23, or 27 shall have prior…
written authorization, though their chain of command, from the Office of the Chief of Police, or his designee.
.06. Shoulder weapons, whether issued by the Department or personally owned, will only be carried by an officer who has received…
written approval from his chain of command, including his Division Commander and the
FPCO. prior test question.
.06. May authorize, in writing, officers working undercover assignments to carry an authorized weapon in a manner other than in an approved holster or approved case.
The Chief of Police or his designee (supervisory officer)
prior test question
.06. May authorize officers working undercover assignments not to carry a firearm for a specific assignment which may place the officer in greater danger than being armed.
The Unit/Shift Director or his designee (supervisory officer)
prior test question
.06. Illustrates the relationship between an officer’s duty status and the options of which handgun(s) he/she is allowed to carry.
The approved handgun matrix.
prior test question
.06. An officer may be approved to carry one (1) personally owned rifle and/or one (1) personally owned shotgun with…
approval and registration by the Department for police use.
.06. All designated riflemen shall identify themselves to the…
Shift Sergeant, prior to duty. prior test question
.07. The only exception to this procedure, civilians being prohibited from carrying weapons, applies to non sworn members, who handle weapons during the;
course and scope of their duties, when it is authorized by appropriate authority and when it is work related
.08. The Training Academy Commander or his designee shall determine the TYPES of:
firearms, ammunition, holsters, and shoulder weapon cases, officers are approved to carry both on and off-duty, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police.
.08. An AR-15 style rifle in 5.56 mm/.223 caliber only, must have a minimum of two-30 round magazines with a…
magazine coupler or stock pouch.
.08. Officers shall carry only ammunition that is…
approved
.08. In their department-issued handguns, officers shall carry and fire only…
department-issued duty ammunition
.08. Must be inspected, approved, and registered by the FPCO prior to an officer attempting to shoot the qualification course with the ammunition.
Non-department issued ammunition.
.08. Officers are responsible for providing their own duty ammunition for all…
personally-owned handguns, including ammunition needed for training and qualification courses.
.08. Holsters and cases shall be inspected and approved by the FPCO prior to…
being carried by officers.
.08. Shall be registered with the training academy.
The information regarding and officer’s authorized weapons, ammunition, and holsters.
.09. Must be registered with the department.
All personally owned firearms carry on or off duty by officers.
.09. Officers Shall register with the FPCO.
Personally owned firearms.
.`09. All personally-owned firearms, carried on or off-duty by officers, must be…
approved by the FPCO,
.09. Officers who sustain loss, theft, or damage to their personally-owned handguns, shoulder weapons, holsters, or
shoulder weapon cases may receive reimbursement for…
the cost of replacement or repair.
.09. Will check all firearms for stolen in the NCIC/TCIC files, and document the results on SAPD Form #60-RCF, Request to Carry Firearm, prior to approving and registering the firearms.
The FPCO.
.09. Any firearms found to be stolen by the FPCO will be…
impounded into the Property Room.
- Ensures the officer in possession of a stolen firearm writes a report indicating the circumstances of his possession of the firearm.
The FPCO (SUPERVISOR) or another SUPERVISOR.
The officer’s report indicating the circumstances of his possession of the stolen firearm will be forwarded to the…
officer’s division commander and the OFFICE of the Chief.
.09. The FPCO (supervisor) or the supervisor notified of a stolen firearm will ensure an offense report is written regarding the stolen firearm. The original report will be…
ROUTED to the Records OFFICE and copies will be FORWARDED to the follow-up UNIT, the officer’s division commander, and the OFFICE of the Chief.
.10. Officers, prior to carrying personally-owned handguns and secondary handguns, must receive…
written approval from the FPCO on SAPD Form #60-RCF, Request to Carry firearm.
.10. The qualification training for carrying personally-owned handguns and secondary handguns shall be incorporated into the…
Secondary Handgun Course, administered and scored by the FPCO.
.10. Officers who attend the Secondary Handgun Course shall attend such training while…
off-duty.
.10. Will be granted, according to established leave practices, for attending the Secondary Handgun Course/firearms training.
Accrued leave.
.10. Must carry the department issued Glock Model 22 as their primary handgun.
Officers in formal/regulation uniform.
.10. If approved by the CHIEF of Police, department-wide training may be scheduled when…
officers attend their annual in-service training.
.10. Officers who choose to carry a personally-owned handguns as a secondary handgun shall first attend the…
Secondary Handgun Course required for officers who choose to carry two handguns at the same time.
.10. Shall schedule Secondary Handgun Courses as needed and will publish this information in the Daily Bulletin.
The Training Academy Commander.
.10. After the Secondary Handgun Courses are published, will contact the Training Academy Firearms Range Staff to schedule the training course and/or registration process,
Officers who choose to carry a personally-owned handgun or a secondary handgun.
.10. Officers will request approval to carry personally owned handguns by submitting SAPD Form #60-RCF, to the FPCO during the…
Officers’ scheduled secondary Handgun Course.
.10 Officers may submit and have a maximum of (2) personally-owned handguns approved and registered with…
the department for police use.
.10. A holster and ammunition for each handgun must also be…
submitted for approval.
.10. Secondary handguns shall be worn…
completely concealed on the officer’s person in an approved holster.