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SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT
BROADCAST
ANNOUNCEMENT
TRAINING
BUREAU
WEAPONS
TRAINING
TO: ALL ARMED
PERSONNEL
SUBJECT: SHOOTING REQUIREMENT FOR
FIRST TRIMESTER
2010
ALL ARMED PERSONNEL MUST PASS A HANDGUN QUALIFICATION
COURSE DURING THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF EACH
YEAR. THE FIREARM CARRIED ON DUTY SHALL BE
USED FOR QUALIFICATION PURPOSES. SWORN PERSONNEL WHO DESIRE TO CARRY OTHER OPTIONAL PISTOLS ON-DUTY, OFF-DUTY, OR AS
SECONDARY GUNS MUST PASS A QUALIFICATION
COURSE WITH EACH OPTIONAL GUN EACH YEAR. [MPP
3-01/050.65]
THE HANDGUN QUALIFICATION COURSE FOR 2010 IS COMBAT
BASED AND MUST BE FIRED IN A MOBILE SHOOTING
TRAILER. PERSONNEL MUST SCORE 70 POINTS OR MORE ON THE COURSE OF FIRE TO PASS QUALIFICATION (MAX SCORE 100
POINTS). PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT ACHIEVE A PASSING
QUALIFICATION SCORE MUST REPEAT THE
QUALIFICATION COURSE OF FIRE UNTIL A SCORE OF 70 POINTS OR MORE IS ACHIEVED.
THE 2010 QUALIFICATION IS A 20 ROUND COURSE OF FIRE, AND
EMULATES A FIREARMS COMBAT AT 5, 7, 10, 15,
20, AND 25YD SHOOTING DISTANCES.
THE 2010 QUALIFICATION FOR 2 INCH REVOLVERS IS ALSO A 20
ROUND COURSE OF FIRE, BUT EMULATES A FIREARMS
COMBAT AT 5 AND 10 YARD SHOOTING DISTANCES ONLY.
THE 2010 QUALIFICATION COURSE USES A TWO-SIDED TARGET TO
INCLUDE THREAT ASSESSMENT IN THE SHOOTING
COURSE. SHOOTING ANY UNARMED SUSPECT TARGET (WHO DOES NOT PRESENT AN IMMEDIATE THREAT) DURING QUALIFICATION
WILL EQUAL
A ZERO SCORE FOR THAT COURSE OF
FIRE.
PERSONNEL SHOOTING QUALIFICATION MUST BRING A HOLSTER
FOR THE HANDGUN BEING USED [MPP3-03/280.00].
DRAWING FROM THE HOLSTER IS REQUIRED DURING 2010
QUALIFICATION. PERSONNEL SHOOTING OFF-DUTY AND SECONDARY GUNS MUST ALSO BRING A HOLSTER FOR THOSE GUNS, AND ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO DRAW FROM
CONCEALED CARRY HOLSTERS DURING THE
QUALIFICATION.
PERSONNEL QUALIFYING WITH ON-DUTY SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS MUST
USE AT LEAST 2 MAGAZINES CAPABLE OF HOLDING A
TOTAL OF 20 ROUNDS DURING THE COURSE.
PERSONNEL QUALIFYING WITH OFF-DUTY SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS
MUST USE AT LEAST 2 MAGAZINES CAPABLE OF HOLDING
A TOTAL OF 12 ROUNDS. (THERE WILL BE A PAUSE DURING QUALIFICATION FOR LOADING THE REMAINING 8 ROUNDS INTO
MAGAZINES)
PERSONNEL QUALIFYING WITH AN OFF-DUTY 6 SHOT REVOLVER
MUST BRING AT LEAST 1 SPEED-LOADER. (THERE WILL
BE A PAUSE DURING QUALIFICATION FOR RELOADING THE
REMAINING ROUNDS INTO GUN AND
SPEED-LOADER)
PERSONNEL QUALIFYING WITH AN OFF-DUTY 5 SHOT REVOLVER
MUST BRING AT LEAST 1 SPEED-LOADER. (THERE WILL
BE A PAUSE DURING QUALIFICATION FOR RELOADING THE
REMAINING ROUNDS INTO GUN AND SPEED-LOADER)
AMMUNITION FOR ALL DEPARTMENT HANDGUN QUALIFICATION WILL
BE PROVIDED BY THE RANGE.
PASSING QUALIFICATION IN AN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED SHOOTING
MONTH WILL CONSTITUTE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS BASIC SHOOTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
FIRST TRIMESTER.
SHOOTING MONTH ASSIGNMENT IS BASED UPON THE EMPLOYEES
LAST NAME:
A ->
D MUST SHOOT DURING ...
JANUARY
E ->
L MUST SHOOT DURING ...
FEBRUARY
M ->
R MUST SHOOT DURING ...
MARCH
S ->
Z MUST SHOOT DURING ...
APRIL
PERSONNEL MAY SHOOT OPTIONAL QUALIFICATION COURSES OR
COMBAT TRAINING EXERCISE COURSES WITH THEIR ON-DUTY,
BACK-UP, OR OFF-DUTY WEAPONS AT ANY TIME DURING THE
TRIMESTER FOR PRACTICE TO
BETTER THEIR
PERFORMANCE.
THE OBSOLETE 2009 QUALIFICATION COURSE (STANDARD 30
ROUND - 25 YARD QUALIFICATION) DOES NOT MEET THE BASIC SHOOTING REQUIREMENT FOR FIRST
TRIMESTER OF 2010, BUT WILL REMAIN AN OPTIONAL COURSE
OF FIRE FOR SHOOTING PAY DURING 2010.
SHOOTING BONUS PAY REMAINS
FROZEN DURING
2010.
PERSONNEL WISHING TO INCREASE THEIR SHOOTING BONUS PAY
BY ACHIEVING MARKSMAN, SHARPSHOOTER, EXPERT, OR
DISTINGUISHED EXPERT SCORES, MAY SHOOT THE OBSOLETE 2009 QUALIFICATION COURSE FOR SHOOTING PAY ONLY AT BISCAILUZ
AND PITCHESS RANGES.
THE 2010 SCHEDULE FOR MOBILE RANGE TRAILER LOCATIONS CAN
BE VIEWED ON THE DEPARTMENT
INTRANET MOBILE RANGE WEB
PAGE.
DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO SERGEANT DAVID NELL
DANELL@LASD.ORG AT THE B.C. RANGE.
LEROY D. BACA,
SHERIFF
LRR/SNDG