BSIS Firearms Training Manual - October 2001 Edition

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(3) The application is accompanied by:

(A) Payment of the firearm qualification fee prescribed by Section 7588 (I)(1)(2) Business and Professions Code

(B) Proof, satisfactory to the bureau, of successful completion of a course approved by the bureau in the carrying and use of a firearm, including:

(1) Proof of successful passage of a written examination prescribed by the bureau. Such examination shall be based on information required to be taught pursuant to Section 635; and,

(2) Proof of qualifying on a firearm range with the caliber and type of weapon used by the applicant pursuant to Section 7583.37 (b)(6) and 7585.7(a)(5) of the Business and Professions Code.

(4) The bureau has determined, after investigation, that the carrying and use of a firearm by the applicant in the course of his or her duties presents no apparent threat to the public safety.

(b) The firearms qualification card, when issued, shall be mailed to the applicant at the address which appears on the application. In the event of the loss or destruction of the card the cardholder may apply to the chief for a certified replacement for the card, stating the circumstances surrounding the loss, and pay a $10.00 certification fee whereupon the chief shall issue a certified replacement for such card.

(c) A firearms qualification card does not authorize the holder thereof to carry a concealed weapon as that term is defined in Penal Code Section 12050. (emphasis added).

Title 16, CCR 637 - Suspension or Revocation.

Any use of a firearm by a holder of a Firearms Qualification Card which is in violation of law or in knowing violation of the standards for carrying and usage of firearms as taught in the course of training in the carrying and use of firearms may be grounds for suspension or revocation of the holder's Firearms Qualification Card.