Police Tactical Firearms
** Effective immediately – all officers attending specialized firearms course will be required to bring their own ammunition. The Police Tactical Firearms course requires 1200 rounds of ammunition.**
Required Ammunition Types Pistol Ammunition: • Brass case only • Factory-manufactured / no reloads • Must be jacketed (brass). We prefer FMJ but will accept JHP. • Absolutely no penetrator ammunition and no metal other than brass in the jacket or case. • Students will not have their brass returned to them unless they bring their own container and collect the brass themselves.
Course Description
The Police Tactical Firearms course will develop and improve requisite skills with the police duty pistol. The focus of the course will be to improve basic gun handling and practical shooting skills with an emphasis on movement and weapon manipulation. Officers who have attended this course note in their course evaluations significant increases in their confidence in deploying and manipulating thier firearms. This is an excellent course for Firearms Instructors to attend every three to five years to update knowledge and skills that can be transferred to others through in-service training.
Topics covered in this course include:
- Mindset: The Ultimate Weapon
- Use of Force and Civil Liability
- Marksmanship (basic and combat)
- Gun Handling Skills
- Moving and Shooting
- Shooting Simulations
- Low Light Shooting Tactics
- Cover Utilization
- Skill Assessment and Qualification
Requirements
Master Firearms Instructor Certification requires completion of the following courses: Police Tactical Firearms, Police Strategy and Tactics, Police Firearms Instructor, and a three day Master Firearms Instructor Apprentice Program.
This Course Meets the Following State Required Training Mandates:
Training Charges
Commuter: $500
Course Schedule
| Dates | Course Number |
| 04/29/24 - 05/03/24 Class is full, waitlist is open | #24-61 |