North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 12 - JUSTICE
Chapter 09 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS
Subchapter F - CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING
Section .0100 - CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING PROGRAM
Section 09F .0102 - TOPICAL AREAS

Universal Citation: 12 NC Admin Code 09F .0102

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

The course entitled "Concealed Carry Handgun Training" shall consist of eight hours of instruction and shall include the following identified topical areas:

(1) Legal Issues (two hours): The student shall be able to explain the following:

(a) the types of situations when the use of deadly physical force would be justified;

(b) list the areas where the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited;

(c) the requirements for handgun storage under G.S. 14-315.1; and

(d) the laws governing the carrying of a concealed handgun.

The instructor shall determine the student's level of understanding of the relevant legal issues by administering a written examination.

(2) Handgun Nomenclature: The instructor shall identify to the students the primary parts of the revolver and semiautomatic handgun.

(3) Handgun Safety: The students shall be able to:

(a) list at least four rules of safe gun handling and demonstrate all of these procedures during range exercises;

(b) list four methods of safely storing a handgun and choose the method most appropriate for their personal use;

(c) describe safety issues relating to the safe carry of a handgun; and

(d) determine the proper storage of their handguns when there are minors in the home.

(4) Handgun Fundamentals: The instructor shall demonstrate to the students:

(a) how to load both a revolver and a semiautomatic handgun;

(b) how to unload both a revolver and a semiautomatic handgun; and

(c) the operational characteristics of the revolver and the semiautomatic handgun.

(5) Marksmanship Fundamentals: The student shall be able to:

(a) demonstrate a proper handgun grip;

(b) demonstrate either the Weaver or Isosceles Stance;

(c) describe the elements of sight alignment and sight picture; and

(d) demonstrate trigger control in a dry fire exercise.

(6) Presentation Techniques: The instructor shall demonstrate to the students the draw or presentation of the revolver and semiautomatic handgun with a variety of holster types.

(7) Cleaning and Maintenance: The instructor shall demonstrate to the student:

(a) how to "field strip" the handguns if the handgun can be field stripped;

(b) how to perform a "Function Check"; and

(c) based on the manufacturer's recommendations, list the lubrication points of the specific handguns being demonstrated.

(8) Ammunition: The instructor shall list and explain the four components of ammunition.

Authority G.S. 14-415.12;
Temporary Adoption Eff. November 1, 1995;
Eff. May 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2014; February 1, 2013; May 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 25, 2019;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2019.

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