1. A. An individual shall successfully complete the minimum requirements for entrance-level long gun classroom instruction, training, and qualification established under this regulation before using or carrying a long gun.

2. B. The minimum requirements for entrance-level long gun classroom instruction, training, and qualification include:

   1. (1) Classroom instruction topics marked with an “X” under the column for Entrance-Level Long Gun Training on the table under Regulation .10B of this chapter;

   2. (2) The following total hours of long gun classroom instruction, training, and qualification for a:

      1. (a) Type 1 long gun, 35 hours;
      2. (b) Type 2 long gun, 35 hours;
      3. (c) Type 3 long gun, 14 hours; and
      4. (d) Type 4 long gun, 7 hours;

   3. (3) Discharging the following number of rounds of ammunition at a target for training and qualification for a:

      1. (a) Type 1 long gun, 150 rounds;
      2. (b) Type 2 long gun, 350 rounds;
      3. (c) Type 3 long gun, 350 rounds; and
      4. (d) Type 4 long gun, 50 rounds; and
   4. (4) Successfully completing qualification requirements on a day-fire course of fire for the specific type of long gun established in the table under Regulation .07A of this chapter.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, Title 8, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 20, 1997 (24:21 Md. R. 1451)

Regulations .01—.09 repealed and new Regulations .01—.31 adopted effective July 1, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1111)

Regulation .20 B, C amended effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulations .01—.31 repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective January 1, 2013 (39:16 Md. R.1081)