Md. Code Regs. 12.10.04.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 12.10.04.04 - Entrance-Level Firearms Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification - Handgun

A. A firearms qualified employee shall successfully complete the minimum requirements for entrance-level handgun classroom instruction, training, and qualification established under this regulation before using or carrying a handgun.

B. Minimum entrance-level classroom instruction, training, and qualification for a handgun include:

(1) 35 hours of classroom instruction, training, and qualification;

(2) Classroom instruction topics marked with an "X" under Entrance-Level Handgun Training in the table under Regulation .10B of this chapter;

(3) The following activities conducted over a minimum of three separate calendar days:

(a) Firearms training exercises; and

(b) A course of fire for qualification scoring that includes:

(i) Three successive day-fire courses of fire; and

(ii) One reduced light course of fire;

(4) Use of ammunition authorized by the individual's employer, or the ballistic equivalent when firing for qualification;

(5) Discharging a minimum of 1,000 rounds of ammunition for firearms training and qualification collectively; and

(6) The course of fire requirements outlined in the table under Regulation .05 of this chapter.

Md. Code Regs. 12.10.04.04

Regulations .04 adopted effective July 1, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1111)
Regulations .04 adopted effective January 1, 2013 (39:16 Md. R.1081)