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12 | P a g e a. Description: This S&W has a 16” barrel and is an AR-15 platform. As per Lexipol Policy 306 it is equipped with a dedicated lighting system, an approved sighting system as well as mounted backup front and rear sights. The rifle also is equipped with a collapsible/adjustable stock. The rifle is chambered in .223 rifle. b. Capabilities: Ability to be fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make bullets spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance. c. Quantity: 1 d. Expected Life Span: 5-15 years e. Purpose: In accordance with SLPD Policies 300 and 306, rifles are to be used as precision weapons to address a threat which require increased accuracy and/or to reach threats which are at a greater distance than a handgun can possibly proficiently address, if present and feasible. This weapons system is also designed to ballistically address threats which could be protected by body armor, preventing a handgun from being able to address proficiently or effectively. f. Authorized Use: Only members that are POST certified and have received training specific to the use of patrol rifles during the course of their duties are authorized to use carry and/or use the patrol rifle in accordance with SLPD Policies 300 and 306. g. Fiscal Impact: i. Original Purchase Price: Personally owned (2017) ii. Ongoing Yearly Maintenance: None/personally owned h. Training: Prior to using a rifle, officers must be certified by POST instructors in the operation of the rifle. Additionally, all members that operate any rifle are required to qualify in accordance with SLPD Policy 306 i. Legal and Procedural Rules: Use of the patrol rifle is regulated by SLPD Lexipol Policies 300 and 306. It is the policy of the SLPD to utilize rifles only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. 16. Spike Tactical Crusader AR 15 a. Description: This Spike Tactical rifle has a 16” barrel and is an AR-15 platform. As per Lexipol policy 306, it is equipped with a dedicated lighting system, an approved sighting system as well as mounted backup front and rear sights. The rifle also is equipped with a collapsible/adjustable stock. The rifle is chambered in .223 rifle. b. Capabilities: Ability to be fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make bullets spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance. c. Quantity: 1 d. Expected Life Span: 5-15 years e. Purpose: In accordance with SLPD Policies 300 and 306, rifles are to be used as precision weapons to address a threat which require increased accuracy and/or to reach threats which are at a greater distance than a handgun can possibly proficiently address, if present and feasible. This weapons system is also designed to ballistically address threats which could be protected by body armor, preventing a handgun from being able to address proficiently or effectively. f. Authorized Use: Only members that are POST certified and have received training specific to the use of patrol rifles during the course of their duties are authorized to use carry and/or use the patrol rifle in accordance with SLPD Policies 300 and 306. g. Fiscal Impact: i. Original Purchase Price: Personally owned (2019) ii. Ongoing Yearly Maintenance: None/personally owned