INFORMATION REQUESTED
(1) the policies and procedures for firearms training/requalifying serving members and civilian personnel in the proficient, safe use and storage of their firearms;
(2) the number of prohibited firearms, restricted firearms and non-restricted firearms held by the RCMP;
(3) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel authorized to carry firearms while on duty;
(4) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel authorized to carry firearms while off duty;
(5) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel that have passed their firearms requalification proficiency and safety testing in accordance with government legislation, orders, policies and procedures;
(6) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel that have failed to pass their firearms requalification proficiency and safety testing;
(7) the total the total number of accidental discharges, unsafe acts, careless storage and unauthorized use of firearms; and finally
(8) the total number of the RCMP’s prohibited firearms, restricted firearms and non-restricted firearms that have been lost or stolen
Hi Dennis, Reading your request and the subsequent reply about training policy had me wondering. Many years ago I spent a fair bit of time at my local range and had occasion to practice with local detachment members I knew well. I believe back then members were required to recertify annually and ammo for practice was restricted except for limited amounts to prepare for their annual recertification, though local auxiliary members (back when they carried) were able to practice regularly under a members supervision (they had been allowed to use reloads for practice purposes). The only members who spent any… Read more »
hi Dennis just received my Ontario outdoors card and I read the form first paragraph states .You are required by law to notify the ministry within 10 days of any change of address during valid card life. To bad criminals and court orders on criminals don t, also drivers lic. and other govt I’d Why do criminals have a pass . This country is screwed Regards Ron
What are the details of the training when it comes to engaging civilians, especially when the threat is in the officer’s head and not necessarily in reality? The problem often isn’t the gun, but the badge which creates the barrier between police and civilians. Peel’s Principles of Policing got it right – police should have no more rights and protection under the law than an armed civilian. Although some police departments pay lip service to Peel’s Principles, that is usually as far as it goes.