75E: Entry Level Handgun Course (3-day Course)
1. The security officer handgun classroom training will include but not be limited to the following:
- Practical handgun handling
- Identification of handgun parts
- Draw
- Reholstering
- Ready position
- Loading
- Administrative loading
- Tactical reloading
- Rapid reloading
- Unloading
- Malfunctions
- Immediate actions procedures
- Remedial action
- Proper care and maintenance
- Firearms retention
- Ammunition identification and management
- Range safety
- Tactical considerations
- Movement
- Cover and concealment
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Grip
- Stance (position)
- Sight alignment
- Sight picture
- Trigger control
- Breathing
- Follow through
- Dim light/low light/reduced light practice and familiarization
- Identification of target/threat/background
- Unaided training
- Aided training
- Flashlight use
- Reloading during low light conditions
- Malfunctions
- Range safety
- Tactical considerations
- Movement
- Cover and concealment
- Multiple target drills
- Use of force
- Deadly force
- Justifiable deadly force
- Liability
- Criminal liability
- Civil liability
- Negligent discharge prevention
- Judgmental shooting: judgmental shooting scenarios will be conducted in the classroom/range
- Shoot/don’t shoot judgment
- Turn and fire drills
- Failure to stop drills
- Multiple target drills
- Lead exposure
Course Hours (excluding written examination) – 24 hours
2. Written examination with a passing score of 70% or higher required.
3. Range qualification with a passing score of 75% or higher required.