Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 12. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services |
Subtitle 04. POLICE TRAINING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION |
Chapter 12.04.02. Firearms Training |
Sec. 12.04.02.04. Entrance-Level Firearms Classroom Instruction, Training, and Qualification — Primary Handgun
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A. An individual shall successfully complete the minimum requirements for entrance-level handgun classroom instruction, training, and qualification established under this regulation before using or carrying a primary handgun.
B. Minimum entrance-level classroom instruction, training, and qualification for a primary handgun includes:
(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 3 separate calendar days:
(a) Firearms training exercises; and
(b) A course of fire for qualification for 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 law enforcement agency, or the ballistic equivalent when firing for qualification;
(5) Discharging a minimum of 1,000 rounds of ammunition for training and qualification collectively; and
(6) The course of fire requirements outlined in the table under Regulation .05 of this chapter.