HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRR21194 MuckRock - 1033 Equipment
Christian, Kevin
Subject:California Public Records Act Request: Use and policies for controlled firearms
acquired through 1033 program (City of San Luis Obispo Police Department)
City of San Luis Obispo Police Department
PRA Office
1042 Walnut Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
August 6, 2021
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records of your agency related to the deployment and use of controlled equipment obtained through the 1033 Program
of the Department of Defense, as set forth below.
According to records posted by the Defense Logistics Agency
(https://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/Offers/Reutilization/LawEnforcement/PublicInformation/), your agency
acquired controlled equipment through the 1033 program, including firearms, as reflected in the attached spreadsheet.
I. Requests for Records
Records Request No. 1: All Documents constituting, reflecting, relating to or that contain current use policies if any for
each type of 1033-program controlled equipment, including situations or circumstances in which use is authorized or
prohibited.
Records Request No. 2: Records that list the dates, locations, suspected offense(s) or rationale for operation, controlled
equipment deployed, arrests, and uses of force for each deployment of 1033-program controlled equipment since July
1st, 2019, specifically: firearms, armored vehicles, and night vision equipment.
Records Request No. 3: All records of complaints regarding the use and impact of 1033-program controlled equipment,
including correspondence, visual or audio-visual materials, and responses to complaints.
Records Request No. 4: Documents that constitute, reflect, relate to or that contain rationales or criteria for acquisition
of 1033-program controlled equipment, prior to its acquisition.
II. Response Time
Please provide requested documents as they become available.
Please respond to this request in ten (10) days, either by providing the requested information or providing a written
response setting forth the specific legal authority on which you rely in failing to disclose each requested record, or by
specifying a date in the near future to respond to the request. See Cal. Gov’t Code § 6255. Pursuant to section 6253,
please disclose all reasonably segregable non-exempt information from any portions of records you claim are exempt
from disclosure.
To assist with the prompt release of responsive material, we ask that you make records available to us as you locate
them, rather than waiting until all responsive records have been collected and copied.
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The American Friends Service Committee seeks this information as the requestor to promote and provide public access
to these documents and increase civic engagement. Because this request is made on behalf of a nonprofit public interest
organization, with the intent to make this material easily accessible to the public, we request that you waive any fees. In
responding to this request, please keep in mind that Article 1, § 3(b)(2) of the California Constitution expressly requires
you to broadly construe all provisions that further the public’s right of access, and to apply any limitations on access as
narrowly as possible.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for
commercial purposes.
If you would like to discuss these requests, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, co-director of the
Healing Justice Program at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for
commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling
my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this
request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
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Attachments:
• California1033ControlledEquipent.xlsx
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): 116882-71510331@requests.muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 116882
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in
order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the
requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as
undeliverable.
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