Law Enforcement "Qualification" Shooting?

[Bubbajms]

Just wondering out loud (online, of course)

LEOs are supposed to qualify on a fairly regular schedule with their firearms, right?

What do these qualifying shoots look like?

I'm assuming they're not all exactly the same, but I'm guessing that they're fairly similar. I'm looking through search results and finding a lot of 3-5-7-10-15-20-25 yard shooting on timed increments, but nothing specific as to how the shooting is done and how things are scored. Not finding much at all about shotguns or rifles..

Just looking to learn - anybody have any experience?

[Shay]

Here are some ideas:

LEO pistol qualification. [Archive] - Real Police: Law Enforcement,Police Officer,Criminal Justice,Background Checks website...

[Shay]

The old Air Marshal qual is a tough standard. The new one is watered down quite a bit.

http://www.thegunzone.com/fam-lawman/fam-qual.html

[HandK49031]

Man I am glad he got the ban hammer fast, I just don't believe some people!!!! Our old course of fire was
4 yards three shots in four seconds fired three times 9 shots total
7 yard line two shots sustained reload two more shots 8 seconds fired two times 4 shots total
7 yard line two shots combat reload fired twice 10 sec 4 shots fired
10 yard line right side barricade two and two 4 sec from the ready
10 yard line left side barricade two and two 4 sec from the ready
10 yard line kneeling right side barricade two shots 4 sec from the ready
10 yard line kneeling left side barricade two shots 4 sec from the ready 12 shots total
15 yard line standing kneeling or prone 6 shots 60 sec 6 shots total
7 yard line traverse fire 3 shots to two dif targets fired twice 12 shots total
285 possible score, we don't keep score anymore it is a pass fail!!!.
Hope this helps.

[shooter521]

Shay already covered the FAM TPC, but here are some more federal qualification courses:

[Dogman]

When I go qualify with my former dept. I shoot the ILEA course.
3 yard line - 6 rounds right hand, 6 rounds left hand
7 yard line - 12 rounds strong hand
15 yard line - 6 rounds strong hand standing, 6 rounds strong hand kneeling
25 yard line - 6 rounds right hand, 6 rounds left hand
Need a score of 196 out of 240, if I remember right.
Everything is timed but I don't remember what the times are.

[GlockRock]

Originally Posted by Dogman

When I go qualify with my former dept. I shoot the ILEA course.
3 yard line - 6 rounds right hand, 6 rounds left hand
7 yard line - 12 rounds strong hand
15 yard line - 6 rounds strong hand standing, 6 rounds strong hand kneeling
25 yard line - 6 rounds right hand, 6 rounds left hand
Need a score of 196 out of 240, if I remember right.
Everything is timed but I don't remember what the times are.

Ditto on the course. We shoot the same thing once or twice a year and then we shoot a "tactical course" a few times. With this we'll use police cars, mail box's tree's a creek or other objects for cover as well as usuing our shotguns.
We do a night shoot at least once a year as well. Our range is out in the country with no houses around so we're pretty free as to when we do our shooting.

[Bubbajms]

Thanks guys!

I was doing some research and found in Indiana Law Enforcement Academy 48-Round Course writeup. Of course, I'm not sure what some of the terminology means..

3 yard line, 6 rounds per hand, groups of two. Not too bad.

7 yard line, 12 rounds, double-handed, below eye level. (What's "Below Eye Level" mean?)

15 yard line - 12 rounds, 6 "Standing Point Shoulder" (?) and 6 Kneeling

25 yard line - 12 rounds, from barracade, 6 left and 6 right (What do they consider a barracade?)

How is scoring done? I'm assuming they use ringed targets, dividing the scores in half?

[mercop]

The Supreme Court has ruled that qualification is NOT training. Training has to be recent, relevant, and realistic. Qualifications are seldom even recent. I used to call them "Making sure your gun worked day"

[Shay]

Originally Posted by mercop

Training has to be recent, relevant, and realistic. Qualifications are seldom even recent.

Ha. Of the three, recent is usually the closest to reality.