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306.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides guidelines for issuing firearms, the safe and legal carrying of firearms, firearms
maintenance and firearms training.
This policy does not apply to issues related to the use of firearms that are addressed in the Use
of Force or Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths policies.
This policy only applies to those members who are authorized to carry firearms.
306.2 POLICY
The Garden Grove Police Department will equip its members with firearms to address the risks
posed to the public and department members by violent and sometimes well-armed persons.
The Department will ensure firearms are appropriate and in good working order and that relevant
training is provided as resources allow. An employee carrying or wearing a weapon in civilian
clothes (on- or off-duty) shall ensure the weapon is not conspicuously exposed to view.
306.3 AUTHORIZED FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND OTHER WEAPONS
Members shall only use firearms that are issued or approved by the Department and have been
thoroughly inspected by the department Rangemaster or department certified armorer. Except in
an emergency or as directed by a supervisor, no firearm shall be carried by a member who has
not qualified with that firearm at an authorized department range.
All other weapons not provided by the Department, including but not limited to edged weapons,
chemical or electronic weapons, impact weapons or any weapon prohibited or restricted by
law or that is not covered elsewhere by department policy, may not be carried by members
in the performance of their official duties without the express written authorization of the
member's Bureau Commander. This exclusion does not apply to the carrying of a single folding
pocketknife that is not otherwise prohibited by law.
306.3.1 HANDGUNS
The authorized department-issued handgun is the Glock Model 21 .45 / Glock Model 22 .40. The
following additional handguns are approved for on-duty use:
(a)The Glock Model 27,.40 S&W and the Glock Model 30,.45 A.C.P. may be issued
to other than patrol assignments. A compensated model may be issued when
recommended by a department Range Master and approved by the Chief of Police.
(b)Uniform personnel are authorized to carry the following as a primary weapon: Glock.40
and.45 caliber pistols in models 21, 21C, 21SF, 22, 22C, 23, 23C, 35 and 41.
(c)Uniform personnel are authorized to carry the following as a primary weapon: Glock
9mm pistols in models 17, 19, 34 and 45.
(d)Uniform personnel are authorized to attach the Trijicon RMR, Sig Romeo Series
and Holosun 507-508-509 Series to any of the Glock or Sig Sauer models that are
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personnel shall qualify using the RDS system before they can carry on duty.
(e)Uniform personnel are authorized to carry the following as a primary weapon: Sig
Sauer P320 models with any department authorized optic.
Other weapons may be carried, if the officer was authorized to carry, and had qualified with that
particular weapon prior to September 1, 2009. Prior to September 1, 2009, uniform personnel
were authorized to carry the following as a primary weapon:
(a)Make: Colt/Para-Ordinance, Glock, H&K, Kimber, Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson.
(b)Model: Colt/Kimber/Para-Ordinance: 1911 Style with 4 or 5-inch barrel. Glock: Model
1, 22, 23, H&K: USP Variant 1, Sig Sauer: P220, P229, Smith and Wesson: Model
645/4506, 4516 and 4006.
(c)Caliber:.40 S&W and.45 A.C.P.
(d)Grips: Black, brown or factory.
(e)Safety Requirements: All factory safeties must be in place and functional.
(f)Method of Carry: The Colt/Kimber/Para-Ordinance are single-action weapons and
must be carried with the hammer cocked and the thumb safety engaged. The Glock
is a double action weapon that has no external safeties. The remaining pistols are
double action weapons. The weapon is carried with the hammer down and de-cocker
in the up, de- cocked position.
If an officer elects to carry a weapon authorized prior to September 1, 2009, that weapon shall
be provided and maintained at the employee's expense. If an employee elects to carry an
authorized alternative weapon, they must return the department-issued handgun to the Property
and Evidence section.
A memorandum documenting that an officer has elected to carry an alternative weapon shall be
placed in the officer's training file. The memorandum shall document the make, model and caliber
of the weapon. The officer will be allowed to carry that particular style weapon as long as he or
she works for the Garden Grove Police Department.
If an officer decides to no longer carry that particular style alternative weapon, that officer shall
transition to an authorized Glock series pistol. That officer will no longer have the option of using
previously authorized alternative weapons.
Any weapon