Section 1240.510 Firearm Training Course

Section 1240.510  Firearm Training Course

a)         No

registered or armed employee shall be allowed to perform duties that require

the use, carrying or possession of a firearm until that employee has completed

the 20 hours of basic training required by the Act, and has satisfactorily

completed a 28-hour firearm training course approved by the Division.  No

licensed private detective, private alarm contractor, private security

contractor, or locksmith may perform duties that require the use, carrying or

possession of a firearm until that licensee has likewise satisfactorily

completed a 28-hour firearm training course approved by the Division.  The

firearm training course shall include 20 hours of classroom-based or online

Internet-based instruction and 8 hours firing range experience.  The 20 hours

of instruction shall include, but not be limited to, the following subject

matter:

1)         The

dangers of and misuse of firearms, their storage, safety rules, and care and

cleaning of firearms;

2)         Defensive tactics for in-holster

weapon retention;

3)         Legal

use of firearms;

4)         Ethical

and moral considerations necessary for any person who possesses a firearm;

5)         The

laws regarding arrest, search, and seizure;

6)         Liability

for acts that may be performed in the course of employment;

7)         Use of

deadly force; and

8)         Fundamentals

of firearm use:

A)        Stance;

B)        Grip;

C)        Sight

alignment;

D)        Sight

picture; and

E)        Trigger

control.

b)         In

addition to the 20 hours of instruction required in subsection (a), each

student shall complete 8 hours of practice firing on the firing range to apply,

in supervised practice, the techniques and methods described in subsection (a).

Prior to any range firing, the range master shall conduct a safety inspection

on the student's personal firearm or the firearm assigned to the student.  Instruction

shall include double-action shooting

required in subsection (a), each

student shall complete 8 hours of practice firing on the firing range to apply,

in supervised practice, the techniques and methods described in subsection (a).

Prior to any range firing, the range master shall conduct a safety inspection

on the student's personal firearm or the firearm assigned to the student.  Instruction

shall include double-action shooting.

c)         Training Range

1)         The

range where the training is to be given, whether indoor or outdoor, shall be

maintained in a safe condition and shall be located in an area where the firing

of live ammunition is allowed.  In determining whether the range is maintained

in a safe condition, the Division may conduct an on-site inspection and may

consider the following factors:

A)        Safety

of participants;

B)        Safety

of any persons or property in the area;

C)        Safety

maintenance procedures; and

D)        Operational

rules and policy.

2)         Any

range found to be operating in an unsafe manner by the Division may be

prohibited by the Division from offering the training required under subsection

(b) until such time as unsafe practices are remedied.

d)         Upon

application to the Division, any firearm training course approved by the

Illinois Community College Board and/or Illinois Board of Higher Education that

requires the firing of a minimum of 50 live rounds of ammunition and a minimum

qualification score of 70% will be approved as satisfying the requirements of

this Section.

e)         Upon

application to the Division, any Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Course

approved and registered by the National Rifle Association that requires the

firing of a minimum of 50 live rounds of ammunition and a minimum qualification

score of 70% will be approved for the range portion of the training.

f)         Each

individual shall be required to fire a minimum of 50 rounds of live ammunition

(factory loaded service ammunition or factory reloaded ammunition)

r Course

approved and registered by the National Rifle Association that requires the

firing of a minimum of 50 live rounds of ammunition and a minimum qualification

score of 70% will be approved for the range portion of the training.

f)         Each

individual shall be required to fire a minimum of 50 rounds of live ammunition

(factory loaded service ammunition or factory reloaded ammunition).

g)         Each

student must qualify with a minimum score of 70% with each type of weapon

(revolver, semi‑automatic handgun, shotgun, rifle) the student will be

authorized to carry.

h)         The

range instructor shall be responsible for maintaining a safe range

environment.  Any student who refuses to adhere to proper safety requirements

shall be dismissed from training by the instructor or the range master.  The

range master shall also have full authority as to whether a weapon is in safe

operating condition.

i)          Upon

completion of the training, each student must successfully complete a written

examination.  A copy of the examination shall be made available to the Division

upon request (e.g., course audit).  The examination shall test the subjects

encompassed in both classroom or internet-based instruction and range

instruction.  Passage of the examination shall require a score of 75%.

j)          Each

instructor shall file with the Division, on forms provided by the Division,

Certification of Completion of Firearm Training for each student who

successfully completes the training.  Upon receipt by the Division of the

Certification of Completion of Firearm Training, a Certificate of Training

shall be issued to the student which shall bear the training number assigned by

the Division.

k)         The

Certificate of Firearm Training shall be the permanent record of firearm

training and shall be retained by the individual as proof of the training

lly completes the training.  Upon receipt by the Division of the

Certification of Completion of Firearm Training, a Certificate of Training

shall be issued to the student which shall bear the training number assigned by

the Division.

k)         The

Certificate of Firearm Training shall be the permanent record of firearm

training and shall be retained by the individual as proof of the training.

During the term of the individual's employment with an agency licensed by the Division,

the Certificate of Training or a copy shall be filed by the employer with the

employee statement required by Section 35-30(b) of the Act and shall remain in

the employee file during the term of employment.  Upon termination of

employment, the original Certificate of Firearm Training, if in the possession

of the employer, shall be returned to the employee.

l)          In

the case that the employee is employed by more than one employer, a copy of the

Certificate of Firearm Training shall be kept with the employee statement

required by Section 35-30(b) of the Act in lieu of the original Certificate of

Firearm Training.

m)        Those

persons employed as registered armed employees on August

5, 2003 shall be considered to have completed the training prescribed in this

Section except for the annual refresher training established under subsection

(o).

n)         The training requirements of this

Section shall be waived for an individual approved by the Division as a firearm

instructor under the provisions of Section 1240.515.  That individual shall,

upon application to the Division, be issued a Certificate of Firearm Training

by the Division

scribed in this

Section except for the annual refresher training established under subsection

(o).

n)         The training requirements of this

Section shall be waived for an individual approved by the Division as a firearm

instructor under the provisions of Section 1240.515.  That individual shall,

upon application to the Division, be issued a Certificate of Firearm Training

by the Division.

o)         Every person issued a firearm control

card or retired police card by the Division shall complete each calendar year,

commencing with the calendar year after the date of the issuance of the firearm

control card or retired police card, 8 hours of refresher training which may

include subjects listed in subsection (a) as determined by the employer but

shall include practice firing of a minimum of 50 rounds of live ammunition and

a minimum qualification score of 70% for each type of weapon (revolver,

semi-automatic handgun, shotgun, rifle) the person is authorized to carry.