PURPOSE: Applicants seeking licenses for positions authorized to carry approved firearms must be certified as qualified to carry those firearms pursuant to requirements as established by board herein.

1. (1) A licensee is authorized to carry only firearms approved by board and only if the licensee has qualified with that firearm as set out herein. All licensees must have a completed verification of Firearms Training Form before reporting to department shooting range. The firearms approved by board are as follows: .38 caliber, double or single action pistols or solid frame revolvers (five or six shot); .357 revolvers with .38 caliber ammunition; and semi-automatics, double action only or double/single action, which are equipped with a decocker or decocker safety. This requirement limits the semi-automatics which may be carried to .380, .40, .45, 9mm and 10mm calibers. Striker action firearms are acceptable. The department shooting range supervisor or his/her designee may deny a licensee the opportunity to qualify if, in their discretion, they believe a person or a firearm does not meet the requirements set out herein or presents a danger to others.
2. (2) All applicants seeking licensure for positions for which firearms may be possessed must qualify annually with the firearm(s) on an approved shooting range and under the supervision of a qualified firearms instructor. The firearms qualifications standards shall be in accordance with those established by department for its officers.
3. (3) An applicant must display the ability to safely and properly handle his/her approved weapon.

4. (4) An applicant who is determined by the range instructor to be unqualified or incapable of handling a weapon shall not be licensed.

   1. (A) Any applicant who displays an inability to handle a weapon safely and properly will be disqualified from carrying a firearm.
   2. (B) An applicant who does not attain the minimum scores for qualification shall be given a maximum of two (2) additional opportunities to qualify.
5. (5) In addition to the applicant successfully passing an approved firearms qualification test, the applicant or his/her employer must satisfy the physical certification requirements for a Class A license as established herein.
6. (6) Uniformed persons holding an armed license may wear their approved firearm with their uniform while at work and while traveling directly to and from work.
7. (7) Private officers must comply with city ordinance and state law which prohibits carrying a firearm or other weapon readily capable of lethal use into any building owned or occupied by any agency of the state government. This includes the Private Officers Licensing Section (POLS) and any other office within the building or any other building occupied by the department.

AUTHORITY: section 84.720, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed May 28, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 15, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 2000. *Original authority: 84.720, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1993. 17 CSR 10-2