The “special use shotgun” is any shotgun other than the patrol shotgun. The special use shotgun, when deployed in the field, shall be cocked, on safe, with the barrel chamber empty and the magazine loaded to its maximum capacity with Department-authorized buckshot ammunition. Personnel shall not routinely load the magazine with rifled slug(s) in the barrel chamber and/or magazine.
The “special use shotgun” shall be specified by the Senior Department Armorer and Department Rangemaster. Use of any special use shotgun is restricted to sworn, full-time members assigned to Detective Division after completing training specific to the respective “special use shotgun” conducted by Weapons Training Unit personnel.
Sworn members of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) are exempt from this policy.