Portal:Office of Inspector General

“ The supervisory park ranger, however, denied that he allowed anyone other than the park rangers at MNP to shoot the fully automatic rifles. He said that he knew that the park ranger had allowed the IT specialist to fire one of the new rifles in fully automatic mode at the range, but he was not present when that occurred. The supervisory park ranger said that he felt that the park ranger should not have allowed the IT specialist to shoot the rifle since the park ranger was not a firearms instructor. ”

“ She said that she does not consider the mil-spec criteria when reviewing the rifle specifications because most manufacturers do not have "mil-spec" as a part of their written specifications. She said that mil-spec is hard to define and confusing to understand and could be interpreted differently depending on the individual. ”

“ Law Enforcement Reference Manual (RM-9) requires that firearms requisitions and purchases be coordinated through the Division of Law Enforcement, Security, and Emergency Services (LESES) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) . It states: "Only NPS-issued or NPS-approved firearms will be carried or worn while working under the authority of the Service." It identifies the rifles approved for use as: "M-16 series or AR-15/M-4 type .223 caliber, semi-automatic carbines identical in operator function, made by manufacturers that meet current military specifications." ”