Proposed Text
6VAC20-30-80. Firearms training.
Every criminal justice officer required to carry a firearm in
the performance of duty shall qualify annually using the applicable firearms
course set forth below approved by the Committee on Training of the
board. Annual range qualification shall include a review of issues/policy
relating to weapons safety, nomenclature, maintenance and use of force. With
prior approval of the director, a reasonable modification of the firearms
course may be approved to accommodate qualification on indoor ranges. No
minimum number of hours is required.
A. Law-enforcement officers, jailors or custodial officers, courtroom security officers and process service officers shall qualify annually with a minimum passing score of 70% on one of the following courses:
1. Virginia Modified Double Action Course for Semi-Automatic
Pistols and Revolvers, 60 rounds, 7, 15, 25 yards shooting.
2. Virginia Modified Double Action Course for Semi-automatic
Pistols, 60 rounds, 7, 15, 25 yards shooting.
3. 2. Virginia Modified Combat Course I, 60
rounds, 25, 15, 7 yards shooting.
4. 3. Virginia Modified Combat Course II, 60
rounds, 25, 15, 7, 5, 3 yards shooting.
5. 4. Virginia Qualification Course I, 50
rounds, 25 to 5 yards shooting.
6. 5. Virginia Qualification Course II, 60
rounds, 3 to 25 yards shooting.
7. 6. Virginia Tactical Qualification Course I,
50 rounds, 5 or 7, 25 yards shooting.
8. 7. Virginia Tactical Qualification Course II,
36 rounds, 3-25 yards shooting.
B. Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Operations.
1. Handgun.
a. Department of Corrections Virginia Modified
Double Action Combat Course.
TargetSilhouette
60 rounds
Double action only
Minimum qualifying score70% (points per hit on
silhouetteminimum 210 points out of a possible 300 points)
7 yardstwo handed crouch6 rounds (one on whistle)
7 yardstwo handed crouch6 rounds (two on whistle)
7 yardstwo handed crouch12 rounds (30 seconds from
whistle)
15 yardstwo handed point shoulder6 rounds (one on
whistle)
15 yardstwo handed point shoulder6 rounds (two on
whistle)
15 yardstwo handed point shoulder12 rounds (30 seconds
from whistle)
25 yardstwo handed point shoulder6 rounds (10
seconds/right hand)
25 yardstwo handed point shoulder6 rounds (10
seconds/left hand)
C. Law-enforcement officers, jailors or custodial officers, courtroom security officers, civil process officers and officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Operations.
1. Special weapons.
a. All agencies whose personnel possess, or have available for immediate use, shotguns or other similar special weapons, shall design an appropriate qualification weapons program and require all applicable personnel to complete annually.
b. The course, number of rounds to be fired and qualification score shall be determined by the agency or approved training school. Documentation of such qualification programs shall be available for inspection by the director or staff.