Available Weapons
Under the 1033 Criteria, law enforcement agencies may request and receive weapons that are deemed surplus/excess from State and Federal Surplus. Weapons requests are for Law Enforcement Agencies only. Only the featured weapons are available. Requesting other weapons will slow the process.
To start the 1033 process, read the 1033 Request Criteria below and follow the directions. To help you complete the process, State and Federal Surplus has provided a Sample Weapons Request Letter (below). Your request letter should follow the same format.
The original copy of the request letter must be mailed to our office, and a copy must also be sent via fax.
Mail requests to:
Indiana State and Federal Surplus
1033 Program
601 W. McCarty St., Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Fax requests to:
Indiana State and Federal Surplus
Attn: 1033 Program
(317) 234-3699
Weapons that have been paid for may be tracked. Please call (309) 782-6304.
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WEAPON REQUEST PROCEDURES
Under section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1997 the Secretary of Defense may transfer to Federal and State agencies personal property of the Department of Defense, including weapons, that the Secretary determines is suitable for use by the agencies in law enforcement activities. Agencies in law enforcement activities are defined as government agencies whose primary function is the enforcement of applicable Federal, State and Local laws and whose compensated law enforcement officers have powers of arrest and apprehension. All requests for weapons from State and Local law enforcement agencies must be submitted through the appropriate governor appointed State coordinator for approval. A listing of State coordinators is available upon request from the Defense Logistics Agency's Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO). The following procedures must be followed when submitting requests.
On agency letterhead answer the following questions in narrative forms. Please address each question in a separate paragraph.
1. Administrative Data: Name, Address, Phone and FAX numbers of the requesting agency. Full name of the chief executive official of the requesting agency. Any additional points of contact. Number of full-time sworn officers. Number of full-time counter-drug officers. Number of full-time counter-terrorism officers. Number of personnel assigned to a tactical team.
2. The LESO must receive written assurance from the chief executive official of the requesting agency that he/she has:
a. Read and understands the terms and conditions applicable to weapon transfers as detailed in he Memorandum of Agreement between the Defense Logistics Agency and the governor appointed State coordinator, (contact applicable State coordinator for copy of agreement):
b. That the agency has the abilities to maintain, operate, finance and properly store the requested weapons, (a description of agencies plan would best answer this requirement):
c. And that the chief executive official of the requesting agency is familiar with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) regulations governing the registration of the requested weapons.
3. The type and quantity of weapons being requested, its intended use, and the impact the resource will have on the requesting agencies jurisdiction and on surrounding jurisdictions. NOTE - Restrict request types to; M-16 (5.56mm), M-14 (7.62mm), M-21 (7.62mm sniper weapon), M-79 (40mm grenade launcher, and Shotgun (12ga). Also, total quantity of weapons requested in excess of the total number of full time sworn officers will not be honored.
4. The size of the requesting agencies jurisdiction by population and area.
5. The signature of the chief executive official of the requesting agency.
The letter must be forwarded to the State coordinator for state review. if approved at the state level the request will be forwarded to the servicing LESO for action. A request approved at the State level is no guarantee that the requesting agency will receive the weapons being requested. Agencies approved to receive weapons will be contacted by their State Coordinator. Questions regarding this application should be directed to your State coordinator.Links:
