O. Reg. 283/08: Equipment and Use of Force

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ontario regulation 283/08

made under the

police services act

Made: August 12, 2008
Filed: August 13, 2008
Published on e-Laws: August 14, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 30, 2008

Amending Reg. 926 of R.R.O. 1990

(Equipment and Use of Force)

1. Section 2 of Regulation 926 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

2. In this Regulation,

“firearm” means a firearm as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code (Canada), except that it does not include a firearm listed in section 1 of Part 1 of the schedule to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted, SOR/98-462, made under the Criminal Code (Canada); (“arme à feu”)

“handgun” means a firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand. (“arme de poing”)

2. Section 3 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. (1) Where the Commissioner or a chief of police carries a handgun or authorizes a member of a police force under his or her control or administration to carry a handgun, the handgun issued to and carried by a member of a police force must meet the technical specifications set out in the Table to this section. 

(2) A member of a police force shall not alter or modify the handgun issued to him or her. 

(3) The ammunition issued for a handgun described in subsection (1),

(a) must be factory loaded;

(b) must be of a jacketed hollow point configuration;

(c) must be in magazines unmodified as supplied by the handgun manufacturer;

(d) must have a muzzle velocity of not less than 950 feet per second when fired from a four-inch barrel;

(e) must have a penetration of not less than 12 inches and no more than 18 inches in 10 per cent gelatin when fired from a four-inch barrel at a distance of three metres; and

(f) must meet either of the following calibre and weight specifications:

 

1.	calibre:	9 ´ 19 mm
	weight:	115 to 147 grains
2.	calibre:	.40 S & W
	weight:	155 to 180 grains

(4) Every member of a police force who is issued a handgun described in subsection (1) shall be issued a minimum of three full magazines, one of which must be loaded in the handgun while the member is on duty. 

TABLE
Technical Specifications for Handguns

 

Item	Specification
1.	Weapon type
	i. Semi-automatic pistol,
	A. that requires a single consistent trigger pressure of not less than 8 pounds and not more than 13 pounds to discharge the weapon on each shot, and
	B. all the safety features of which are housed within or are a part of the trigger system.
2.	Calibre
	i. 9 ´ 19 mm, or
	ii. .40 S & W
3.	Barrel length
	i. Minimum 90 mm (3.5²)
	ii. Maximum 130 mm (5²)
4.	Finish
	i. Corrosion-resistant
	ii. Non-reflective
5.	Sights
	i. Fixed metal
	ii. Self-luminating
6.	Operation
	i. The slide remains locked fully open after the last round in the magazine is fired.
	ii. The pistol has an external device that allows the slide to be manually locked open.
	iii. The pistol has drop safety protection capable of preventing an accidental discharge when dropped from a height of four feet.

3.1 (1) The Commissioner or a chief of police may carry, for a special purpose, a firearm, except a revolver, of a type other than that permitted by section 3.

(2) The Commissioner or a chief of police, or any other police officer designated for the purpose by the Commissioner or chief of police, may authorize a member of a police force under his or her control or administration to carry, for a special purpose, a firearm, except a revolver, of a type other than that permitted by section 3.

3.2 (1) A board shall not,

(a) give away a revolver that was permitted under this Regulation immediately before February 3, 1994; or

(b) enter into an agreement to sell, lease, trade or otherwise dispose of a revolver that was permitted under this Regulation immediately before February 3, 1994. 

(2) Clause (1) (b) does not apply in respect of an agreement to dispose of a revolver in order that it be destroyed. 

(3) Despite subsection (1), the board may give away or sell a revolver described in that subsection if,

(a) the board is of the opinion that the revolver is of educational or historical value; and

(b) the board first obtains the approval of the Solicitor General to the gift or sale. 

3. Section 9 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

9. A member of a police force shall not draw a handgun, point a firearm at a person or discharge a firearm unless he or she believes, on reasonable grounds, that to do so is necessary to protect against loss of life or serious bodily harm. 

4. (1) Clause 14.5 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) draws a handgun in the presence of a member of the public, excluding a member of the police force who is on duty, points a firearm at a person or discharges a firearm;

(2) Clause 14.5 (3) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) a handgun is drawn or a firearm is pointed at a person or is discharged in the course of a training exercise, target practice or ordinary firearm maintenance in accordance with the rules of the police force;

(3) Subsection 14.5 (3.4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or VI”. 

5. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

 

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