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SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT BROADCASTANNOUNCEMENT                                   

TRAINING BUREAU                                                          

WEAPONS TRAINING                                                         

TO:     ALL ARMED PERSONNEL                                                    

 

SUBJECT:    SHOOTING REQUIREMENT FOR FIRST TRIMESTER 2012                      

 

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 2012 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 2012 QUALIFICATION IS A 20 ROUND COURSE OF FIRE, AND EMULATES              

A FIREARMS COMBAT AT 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, AND 25YD SHOOTING DISTANCES.            

 

THE 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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)                  

 

 

 

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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)                  

 

ALL QUALIFICATION COURSE SCORES SHALL BE RECORDED ON RANGE SCANTRON            

CARDS FOR EACH ARMED EMPLOYEE.                                                 

 

AMMUNITION FOR ALL DEPARTMENT HANDGUN QUALIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDE            

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 QUALIFICATION COURSE (STANDARD 30 ROUND - 25 YARD                 

QUALIFICATION) DOES NOT MEET THE BASIC SHOOTING REQUIREMENT FOR FIRST          

TRIMESTER OF 2012, BUT WILL REMAIN AN OPTIONAL COURSE OF FIRE FOR              

SHOOTING PAY DURING 2012.SHOOTING BONUS PAY REMAINS FROZEN DURING 2012.        

 

PERSONNEL WISHING TO INCREASE THEIR SHOOTING BONUS PAY BY ACHIEVING            

MARKSMAN,SHARPSHOOTER, EXPERT, OR DISTINGUISHED EXPERT SCORES, MAY             

SHOOT THE OBSOLETE QUALIFICATION COURSE FOR SHOOTING PAY ONLY AT               

BISCAILUZ PISTOL RANGE.                                                        

 

THE 2012 SCHEDULE FOR MOBILE RANGE TRAILER LOCATIONS CAN BE VIEWED ON          

THE DEPARTMENT INTRANET MOBILE RANGE WEB PAGE.                                 

 

 

DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO SERGEANT MICHAEL BRANDRIFF AT THE B.C. RANGE BY        

EMAIL: MSBRANDR@LASD.ORG  OR CALLING 323-267-2730.                             

 

 

LEROY D. BACA, SHERIFF                          LRR/SNDG