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Rangers will handcuff detainees with the person’s hands behind the back and consistent with
current department training techniques. Rangers must make reasonable accommodations,
consistent with officer safety for handcuffing persons in special situations (e.g., pregnancy,
disability, persons in wheel chairs, other similar situations). If the handcuffed person complains
the handcuffs are too tight, rangers must check them as soon as practical and adjust them if
necessary. (Note: Rangers must remove handcuffs from detainees when it is determined they have
not been involved in any criminal activity.)

Part III: Firearms

Policy

Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Firearms Policy covers department-issued firearms;
criteria for the use of personally owned firearms; and the conditions for storage, transport, and use
of primary, secondary, and back-up handguns, shotguns, and rifles.

General Safety

The following gun-handling rules must be memorized and followed at all times:
• Treat every weapon as if it were always loaded;
• Never point a weapon at anything you are not willing to destroy;
• Keep your finger out of the trigger guard and off the trigger until you are on target and ready
to fire;
• Always be sure of your target and what is beyond; and
• Rangers are responsible for the safe transport and storage of department-issued weapons in
their possession while on duty, in transport to and from work, and at home.

Definitions

Primary weapon: A department-issued or personally owned handgun that rangers register with the
BPD armorer and regularly train and qualify with at scheduled department range trainings. A
primary weapon is generally a full-size handgun in 9 mm, .40, or .45 ACP calibers; the make and
model must be consistent with the approved weapons list dictated by the BPD armorer. The
primary weapon is carried in a duty holster with weapon retention features on a duty belt. On-duty
rangers must wear their primary weapon in accordance with OSMP Department policies.

Secondary weapon: A handgun that meets the same criteria as a primary weapon and is carried on
duty when rangers are not carrying their primary weapon. A secondary weapon is never carried with
a primary weapon at the same time; for example, a ranger begins his or her career with a personally-
owned and approved primary weapon, later decides to have the department issue him or her a
primary weapon, and then asks permission to continue qualifying with a personally-owned weapon.

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