40 Hr. Mandatory Firearms Training-Rockford

COURSE OBJECTIVE: Training time will be devoted to such topics as firearms safety, nomenclature of the pistol and shotgun, range conduct guidelines, malfunctions, fundamentals of shooting both the pistol and shotgun, care and cleaning of weapons, decision making, shotgun orientation, and night firing orientation.  Five hours of classroom time will be devoted to the legal responsibility of the use of weapons, particularly the peace officer’s use of force in making an arrest, Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 38, Sec. 7-5.  Trainees will be required to achieve a score of 80% during two qualification rounds.

Students must provide the following equipment:

• Duty handgun - 3 magazines
• Duty belt & all related gear
• Duty Vest
• Flashlight
• Eye protection - Mandatory!
• Hearing protection
• Ammunition: Handgun: 700 rounds - Factory new or commercially re-manufactured ONLY!
• Casual Dress (Unless specified differently by your agency’s policy)

NOTICE:  All weapons and ammunition will be inspected on the first day of this class. If significant malfunctions occur, which the Lead Instructor determines are caused by a faulty weapon or ammunition, the student will be required to replace the defective gun, or ammunition, before continuing with the class. It is strongly recommended that officers train and qualify with the handgun that they will carry on duty.

This course has been certified by the ILETSB and approved to meet the following mandates:

-Constitutional & Proper Use of Law Enforcement Authority - 3.0 hours

-De-Escalation Techniques - 25.0 hours

-Law concerning stops, searches and use of force - 1.0 hours

-Legal Updates - 1.0 hours

-Officer Safety Techniques - 1.0 hours

 -Procedural Justice - 1.0 hours