surfj9009
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Well, after addressing city council and providing them, the Chief of Police, and the city attorney with copies of State vs. Casad, and all of the training bulletins issued in WA, I decided it was about time to call the Chief and set up an appointment to discuss the issue yesterday.
Her secretary asked me what it was in regards to and I told her "a training directive to inform the officers about the legality of OC", and she said, "It has already been done".
:shock:Shock and awe in my head right now. So I asked her, "Could you forward me a copy?" and she said sure......
So today I got this....
Hi Jason,
Apparently, I was mistaken about the training bulletin. It has been crafted and is waiting for approval from city legal. I will send it to you once it is released.
Thank you.
Carla Stamatoplos
Administrative Secretary/Chief Kirkpatrick
Spokane Police Department
So this is good news, as long as she follows through and it has really been addressed finally. I sent a nice letter back to her and so now I will just have to keep on her gently about it.
But.....between this AND the changes to the Spokane Municipal Code regarding "Emergency Orders" that Fetch has spearheaded, we (I really hope) may be looking at a serious victory on two fronts over here in Spokane.:celebrateI am pretty excited by this communication from the department, but I wont get my hopes up too much. I'll believe it when I see it.
Now if we can just get the ranges and gun clubs in line......:cuss:
ETA: Please everybody, don't start emailing her or calling her about it. Let's not be a pain in her ass, otherwise she may be reserved about releasing it to me when it is ready. Let's just let it run it's course. Thanks
Well, after addressing city council and providing them, the Chief of Police, and the city attorney with copies of State vs. Casad, and all of the training bulletins issued in WA, I decided it was about time to call the Chief and set up an appointment to discuss the issue yesterday.
Her secretary asked me what it was in regards to and I told her "a training directive to inform the officers about the legality of OC", and she said, "It has already been done".
:shock:Shock and awe in my head right now. So I asked her, "Could you forward me a copy?" and she said sure......
So today I got this....
Hi Jason,
Apparently, I was mistaken about the training bulletin. It has been crafted and is waiting for approval from city legal. I will send it to you once it is released.
Thank you.
Carla Stamatoplos
Administrative Secretary/Chief Kirkpatrick
Spokane Police Department
So this is good news, as long as she follows through and it has really been addressed finally. I sent a nice letter back to her and so now I will just have to keep on her gently about it.
But.....between this AND the changes to the Spokane Municipal Code regarding "Emergency Orders" that Fetch has spearheaded, we (I really hope) may be looking at a serious victory on two fronts over here in Spokane.:celebrateI am pretty excited by this communication from the department, but I wont get my hopes up too much. I'll believe it when I see it.
Now if we can just get the ranges and gun clubs in line......:cuss:
ETA: Please everybody, don't start emailing her or calling her about it. Let's not be a pain in her ass, otherwise she may be reserved about releasing it to me when it is ready. Let's just let it run it's course. Thanks