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Active as of Summer Session 2021
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Firearms
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2162
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
Firearms include basic techniques and tactics for a Peace Officer to utilize during a deadly force encounter that would involve an Officer utilizing his/her service weapon. This course also includes basic firearms safety, care and cleaning of service weapons and basic firearms shooting principles.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 2162 - Firearms
All Course(s) from the following...
7. Other Prerequisites
Must have an a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
current/valid MMPI (psychological exam)
Valid physician's sign off sheet
valid driver's license
background check completed
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 2162 - Firearms
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Rochester Community College, 2 credits
Hibbing Community College, SKL 2664, 3 credits
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
Skills Certificate
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Utilize a standard sequence of events to be able to accurately deploy a firearm. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Determine whether lethal force would be necessary in a given situation. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Have working knowledge of the firearms training system (F.A.T.S.). |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Shoot shotgun qualification course;
- Shoot handgun qualification course;
- Shoot handgun low light course;
- Shoot patrol rifle qualification course;
- Identify threatening weapons capabilities;
- Identify various ammunition;
- Identify various firearms nomenclature;
- Maintain emotional self-control;
- Maintain physical self control;
- Maintain proper mental concentration;
- Maintain proper mental alertness;
- Practice range safety rules;
- Safely load handgun;
- Safely load shotgun;
- Safely load patrol rifle;
- Identify threat immediacy considerations;
- Identify deadly force considerations;
- Identify deadly force decisions;
- Identify deadly force citizen considerations;
- Identify death belief considerations;
- Identify great bodily harm considerations;
- Identify officer deadly force considerations;
- Identify physiological shooting effects;
- Identify potential criminal liabilities;
- Identify potential civil liabilities;
- Identify psychological shooting effects;
- Identify select felony considerations;
- Demonstrate carrying various weapons;
- Demonstrate cleaning service weapons;
- Demonstrate proper weapons malfunctions clearing procedures;
- Demonstrate proper point shoulder shooting techniques; and
- Demonstrate proper shooting techniques.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Firearms Safety
- General rules
- Specific rules
- Maintenance (care and cleaning)
- Storage
- Shooting Principles:
- Stance
- Close encounter
- Point Shoulder
- Kneeling
- Prone
- Grip
- Breathing Control
- Sighted and non sighted shooting
- Trigger Control
- Follow through
- Loading and Unloading
- Malfunction clearing
- Nomenclature
- Revolver
- Semi Automatic
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Center fire and rim fire cartridges
- Shot shell
- Qualification Courses
- Pistol
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Pistol Lowlight
- Firearms Training Simulator (FATS)
- Simulated lethal force encounters
- Deadly force considerations
- Active Shooter Response
- Decision factors
- Response options
- Scenario training
- Legal considerations
- Critical Incident Debriefs
- Psychological effects
- Aftermath considerations
- Coping Techniques
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Firearms Safety
- Maintenance (care and cleaning)
- Shooting Principles
- Stance
- Close encounter
- Point Shoulder
- Kneeling
- Prone
- Grip
- Breathing Control
- Sighted and non sighted shooting
- Trigger Control
- Follow through
- Loading and Unloading
- Malfunction clearing
- Qualification Courses
- Pistol
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Firearms Training Simulator (FATS)
- Simulated lethal force encounters
- Deadly force considerations
- Active Shooter Response
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Firearms
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2162
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
Firearms include basic techniques and tactics for a Peace Officer to utilize during a deadly force encounter that would involve an Officer utilizing his/her service weapon. This course also includes basic firearms safety, care and cleaning of service weapons and basic firearms shooting principles.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 2162 - Firearms
All Course(s) from the following...
7. Other Prerequisites
Must have an a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
current/valid MMPI (psychological exam)
Valid physician's sign off sheet
valid driver's license
background check completed
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 2162 - Firearms
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Rochester Community College, 2 credits
Hibbing Community College, SKL 2664, 3 credits
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
Skills Certificate
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Determine whether lethal force would be necessary in a given situation. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Have working knowledge of the firearms training system (F.A.T.S.). |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Shoot shotgun qualification course;
- Shoot handgun qualification course;
- Shoot handgun low light course;
- Shoot patrol rifle qualification course;
- Identify threatening weapons capabilities;
- Identify various ammunition;
- Identify various firearms nomenclature;
- Maintain emotional self-control;
- Maintain physical self control;
- Maintain proper mental concentration;
- Maintain proper mental alertness;
- Practice range safety rules;
- Safely load handgun;
- Safely load shotgun;
- Safely load patrol rifle;
- Identify threat immediacy considerations;
- Identify deadly force considerations;
- Identify deadly force decisions;
- Identify deadly force citizen considerations;
- Identify death belief considerations;
- Identify great bodily harm considerations;
- Identify officer deadly force considerations;
- Identify physiological shooting effects;
- Identify potential criminal liabilities;
- Identify potential civil liabilities;
- Identify psychological shooting effects;
- Identify select felony considerations;
- Demonstrate carrying various weapons;
- Demonstrate cleaning service weapons;
- Demonstrate proper weapons malfunctions clearing procedures;
- Demonstrate proper point shoulder shooting techniques; and
- Demonstrate proper shooting techniques.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Firearms Safety
- General rules
- Specific rules
- Maintenance (care and cleaning)
- Storage
- Shooting Principles:
- Stance
- Close encounter
- Point Shoulder
- Kneeling
- Prone
- Grip
- Breathing Control
- Sighted and non sighted shooting
- Trigger Control
- Follow through
- Loading and Unloading
- Malfunction clearing
- Nomenclature
- Revolver
- Semi Automatic
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Center fire and rim fire cartridges
- Shot shell
- Qualification Courses
- Pistol
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Pistol Lowlight
- Firearms Training Simulator (FATS)
- Simulated lethal force encounters
- Deadly force considerations
- Active Shooter Response
- Decision factors
- Response options
- Scenario training
- Legal considerations
- Critical Incident Debriefs
- Psychological effects
- Aftermath considerations
- Coping Techniques
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Firearms Safety
- Maintenance (care and cleaning)
- Shooting Principles
- Stance
- Close encounter
- Point Shoulder
- Kneeling
- Prone
- Grip
- Breathing Control
- Sighted and non sighted shooting
- Trigger Control
- Follow through
- Loading and Unloading
- Malfunction clearing
- Qualification Courses
- Pistol
- Shotgun
- Patrol rifle
- Firearms Training Simulator (FATS)
- Simulated lethal force encounters
- Deadly force considerations
- Active Shooter Response