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[align=center]PISTOL SAFETY TRAINING COURSE [/align][font=Arial,Arial]
[align=left]Those required to take the Pistol Safety training course include: [/align]
[align=left]1. All new applicants. [/align]
[align=left]2. Those who had a concealed pistol license (general or restricted) prior to July 1, 2001, and are renewing for the first time under the new statute. [/align]
[align=left]The educational requirements are waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or a retired law enforcement officer. The county gun board may require a letter from the employer that the applicant retired from his or her employment in good standing as a police officer or law enforcement officer. Attorney General Opinion 7182 defines the terms "retired police officer" or "retired law enforcement officer," to mean "a certified police officer or law enforcement officer who retired in good standing from his or her employment as a police or law enforcement officer and who is receiving a retirement benefit." Additionally, the Act defines the terms "retired police officer" or "law enforcement officer" to mean "an individual who was a certified police officer or certified law enforcement officer as those terms are defined under section 2(k) of the commission on the law enforcement standards act, 1965 203, MCL 28.602, and retired in good standing from his or her employment as a police officer or law enforcement officer." [/align]
[align=left]The training required under this Act must be a program certified by this state or a national or state firearms training organization and provides instruction in at least all of the following: [/align]
[align=left]• The safe storage, use, and handling of a pistol [/align]
[align=left]• Ammunition knowledge and the fundamentals of pistol shooting [/align]
[align=left]• Pistol shooting positions [/align]
[align=left]• Firearms and the law, including civil liability issues and the use of deadly force [/align]
[align=left]• Avoiding criminal attack and controlling a violent confrontation [/align]
[align=left]• All laws that apply to carrying a concealed pistol in this state [/align]
[align=left]• At least 5 hours of instruction, and 3 hours of range time, which requires firing at least 30 rounds of ammunition [/align]
[align=left]The instructor must be certified by this state or a national organization and trained in the use of deadly force. The instructor must provide a signed certificate of completion to the applicant stating that the individual successfully completed the course, and must [/align][suP]
[align=left]*[/font][font=Arial,Arial]Passport Photo standards: Taken alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness (normally taken within the last 6 months), with an image size from bottom of chin to top of head (including hair) of between 1 and 1 3/8 inches. Photo must be clear, front view, full face, taken in normal street attire without a hat or dark glasses with a white or off-white background. They must be capable of withstanding a mounting temperature of 225° Fahrenheit (107° Celsius). Snapshots, most vending machine prints, and magazine or full-length photographs are unacceptable. [/align][/suP]
[align=left]RI-012 (1/07) - Instructions [/font][font=Arial,Arial]4 [/align][/font][font=Arial,Arial]
[align=left]contain the printed name and signature of the instructor. The certificate shall contain the statement "This course complies with section 5j of 1927 PA 372." [/align]
[align=left]The following organizations are currently offering Certified Pistol Safety Training courses: [/align]
[align=left]Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) [/align]
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[align=left]http://www.mcoles.org [/font][font=Arial,Arial]or (517) 322-6525 [/align]
[align=left]National Rifle Association (NRA) [/align]
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[align=left]http://www.nrahq.org/safety/education [/font][font=Arial,Arial]or (703) 267-1430 [/align]
[align=left]Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners (MCRGO) [/align]
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[align=left]http://www.mcrgo.org [/font][font=Arial,Arial]or (517) 484-2746 [/align]
[align=left]This list is not an all-inclusive list of certified instructors or facilities. An applicant may wish to contact his or her county gun board to inquire about other certified instructors or sites. [/align]
[align=left]The county gun board may wish to confirm the validity of a certificate of completion by confirming the instructor’s certification with the organization that provided certification. [/align]
[align=left]A person who either, grants a certificate of completion to an individual knowing the individual did not satisfactorily complete the course, or presents a certificate of completion to a gun board knowing the individual did not satisfactorily complete the course, is guilty of a felony punishable by 4 years in prison and/or a $2,500 fine. [/align][/font]
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