Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
FIREARMS – AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
NO: G-800
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
11/10/2017
REVISED:
04/20/2005
UPDATED:
11/10/2017
G-800-1
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office maintains automatic weapons for use by special units to ensure
at least a firepower equality with the criminal element of society. The use of automatic weapons
is limited primarily to the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Unit but other special units within the
Sheriff’s Office may utilize automatic weapons with the approval of the Chief Deputy.
To maintain uniformity of use on automatic weapons within the Sheriff’s Office, all certification
training will be conducted through the Tactical Team Operations Commander (S.W.A.T.).
Qualifications will be conducted by the Sheriff’s Office Rangemaster utilizing the same shooting
course required of tactical team members.
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