Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
237.110,
237.120,
237.122,
237.124,
237.126
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
237.120(1) and
237.122(1)
require the department to operate and maintain a program for firearms
instructor trainers and firearms instructors for the concealed deadly weapon
training program.
KRS
15A.070(5) authorizes the
commissioner to promulgate administrative regulations. This administrative
regulation establishes the training required for certification as a firearms
instructor or firearms instructor trainer.
Section
1. A firearms instructor or instructor trainer course shall
include:
(1) Fourteen (14) hours of classroom
instruction covering at least the following topics:
(a) By means of a videotape produced by the
department:
1. The requirements for obtaining
a concealed deadly weapons license in Kentucky;
2. Sections of KRS Chapters 237 and 527 that
relate to firearms; and
3. Sections
of KRS Chapter 503 relating to the justifiable use of force;
(b) The conduct of applicant
training courses;
(c) Recordkeeping
requirements of this administrative regulation;
(d) The basic nomenclature of
handguns;
(e) The basic principles
of marksmanship; and
(f) The safe
handling of handguns;
(2) A classroom demonstration, during which
the instructor candidate shall receive instruction on and demonstrate
competency in the ability to prepare and deliver a classroom presentation using
materials from the applicant curriculum; and
(3) Range instruction and firing of live
ammunition, during which the instructor candidate shall receive instruction on
and demonstrate competency in the ability to:
(a) Handle and fire a handgun safely and
accurately;
(b) Conduct a function
test and safety inspection of common types of handguns;
(c) Clean and care for common types of
handguns; and
(d) Supervise and
conduct live firing exercises in a safe and efficient manner.
Section 2. To qualify
as a certified firearms instructor or an instructor trainer, the instructor
candidate shall achieve:
(1) A minimum score
of seventy (70) percent on a written examination covering the material taught
during the classroom portion of the course;
(2) A minimum score of eighty (80) percent on
range firing of a handgun, without receiving any assistance in holding, aiming,
or firing by any other person, from a safe position while aiming at a full size
silhouette target approved by the department, with a minimum of:
(a) Ten (10) rounds from seven (7) yards;
and
(b) Ten (10) rounds from
fifteen (15) yards; and
(3) A score of "passing" from the course
instructor for demonstrating competency in each of the following:
(a) Supervising and conducting live
fire;
(b) Cleaning and inspecting
handguns; and
(c) Preparing and
delivering the classroom lecture. The lecture shall be graded by using the
"CCDW Instructor and Instructor Trainer Five (5)-Minute Presentation" Form. The
form shall be submitted to the department as a part of the class
record.
Section
3. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition of the course work in
the CCDW applicant course, a person who desires to be certified as a CCDW
firearms instructor or instructor trainer, but does not possess a CCDW license,
shall be permitted to complete the appropriate CCDW firearms instructor
training course and shall be issued an applicant certificate which can be used
to apply for a CCDW license. Upon showing proof to the Department of Criminal
Justice Training that the person has obtained a license, the person shall be
certified as an instructor or instructor trainer.
Section 4.
(1) An instructor candidate who fails to meet
the requirements of Section 2 of this administrative regulation may retake the
examination, range work, or classroom demonstration one (1) time without having
to repeat the course.
(2) An
instructor candidate shall retake the examination, range work, or classroom
demonstration within thirty (30) days of the date of failure to meet the
requirements of Section 2 of this administrative regulation.
(3) A certified firearms instructor trainer
may use a CCDW "Training Class Roster Form," CCDW #5 to comply with the class
roster requirements of
KRS
237.110(22)(d).
Section 5.
(1) A course participant shall provide a
safe, functional handgun and factory-loaded ammunition.
(2) Prior to conducting range firing, the
course instructor shall:
(a) Inspect each
applicant's firearm; and
(b) Not
allow the firing of a handgun that the instructor has reason to believe is not
in sound mechanical condition or otherwise may pose a safety hazard.
Section 6.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"CCDW Instructor and Instructor Trainer Five (5)-Minute Presentation," (6/02
edition), Department of Criminal Justice Training; and
(b) "CCDW Training Class Roster Form (CCDW
#5)," October 2015, Department of Criminal Justice Training.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, from the
Department of Criminal Justice Training, Funderburk Building, 4449 Kit Carson
Drive, Richmond, Kentucky 40475-3102, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
(3) This material is also
available on the department's Web site at
https://www.docjt.ky.gov/forms.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
15A.070(5),
237.120(1),
237.122(1)