HPM 70.8 Firearms Manual Flashcards
Employees carrying a secondary firearm while in civilian attire ___________ wear their departmental badge so that both the firearm and the badge can be seen simultaneously.
are strongly advised to
Uniformed employees who fail to meet the minimum range qualification requirements shall be _________.
placed on interim reporting.
Primary Firearm. Uniformed employees shall fire a minimum of ____ rounds per quarter, while still having the option to fire up to ____ rounds.
100, 150
What form is used to document a range shoot?
CHP 416
What form is used to document the amount of ammunition removed from the ammunition storage for a shoot?
CHP 269
Purchase of Primary Weapon
Submission of the CHP 277 must occur a minimum of ___ calendar days prior to their effective retirement date in order to receive three black bottom magazines with the purchase of the state-owned firearm.Requests submitted more than ___ days after the effective retirement date will not be accepted.
90, 30
True or False. An employee shall have a primary firearm immediately available while traveling in a marked enforcement vehicle, regardless of the destination or attire.
True.
All secondary firearms shall be documented on a CHP __ form and entered into the ETRS.
4
What are the four firearm safety rules?
1) Treat all firearms as though they are loaded. 2) Keep the finger off of the trigger until the sights are on the target and a conscious decision to fire has been made. 3) Point the muzzle in a safe direction at all times. Do not allow the muzzle to cross anything other than the identified target. 4) Be sure the target has been identified and know what is in front and beyond it.
If the spouse or domestic partner of a uniformed member of the Department who has died in the line of duty wants to purchase the employee’s primary firearm, they shall submit the request in writing to the employee’s commander within __ calendar days of the employee’s line-of-duty death.
30
Departmental pistols shall be completely disassembled how often by an Academy-certified range officer and inspected for damage, defects, or modifications; cleaned; reassembled; test fired.
once a year
For the Rifle, a minimum of ___ rounds, but not more than ___ rounds, shall be fired during ________ shoots.
a. 40 / 60 / Semi-Annually
e. 60 / 80 / Annually
f. 40 / 60 / Quarterly
g. 60 / 80 / Monthly
f. 40 / 60 / Quarterly
Per Department policy, how many of the required shoots shall be conducted during the hours of darkness?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
How often shall the officers and sergeants pass the TOQC shotgun course per year?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
Upon promotion to the rank of officer, those who meet the requirements of Government Code 1031, Section (a), _______ sign a memorandum outlining the parameters of when they can legally possess a firearm as an officer (refer to Annex D), prior to leaving the Academy.
a. Should
b. Shall
c. Will
d. May
b. Shall
A uniformed employee shall not expend over _____ rounds of .40 caliber ammunition ______ rounds of shotgun ammunition, or _____rounds of rifle ammunition in any single training session.
A. 150 / 30 / 60
B. 100 / 18 / 40
C. 125 / 27 / 50
D. 200 / 35 / 80
A. 150 / 30 / 60
Upon promotion to the rank of officer, those who meet the requirements of
Government Code 1031, Section (a), shall sign a memorandum outlining the
parameters of when they can _________ a firearm as an officer (refer to Annex
D), prior to leaving the Academy.
LEGALLY POSSESS
Firearms shall not be left unattended unless in a ___________________.
Designated and secure location (i.e., Lektro-Lok, patrol vehicle trunk, vehicle gun safe lockbox, locker, locked personal desk).
Tactical Situation Guidelines. When confronted with a suspect who advances toward the officer, ignoring all orders and/or commands, and the suspect is armed with a
weapon capable of causing serious injury or death.
Finger ON Trigger
Pursuant to CFR Section 1544.219, when flying armed, the consumption of
alcoholic beverages will be prohibited ______ hours prior to and during a flight
8 Hours
All uniformed personnel shall train with the primary firearm on a
quarterly basis, shooting a minimum of ____rounds
100
During in-flight situations, personnel shall only take action when__________?
Requested by the flight crew
What else is required if you fly armed?
- Handcuffs or flex-cuffs
- The secondary “Police” identification card
How many secondary firearms can be entered into ETRS?
Two (2)
What types of ammunition shall not be carried in secondary handguns?
- Wadcutters or semi-wadcutters
- Reloads
- Tracers
- Military ammunition
- explosives
- teargas shells
- Armor piercing, metal point, or FMJ
What SHALL be done when we come across an out-of-state RETIRED peace officer carrying a concealed weapon?
- Inspect the agency ID card
- Verify DL or other state ID
- Inspect a photo ID from their agency which states they have been qualified within the last 12 months.
