Guam § 71202 - Private Security Officer Firearms Training Requirements.

§ 71202. Private Security Officer Firearms Training Requirements.

(a) All Private Security Officers in possession of a valid Firearms

Identification Card shall receive pre-issue firearms instructions as

prescribed in Subsection (b) of this Section before being authorized to carry

a firearm on duty.

(b) Pre-issue firearms instructions shall consist of two (2) hours of

training including, but not limited, to the following subjects:

(1) Legal limitations on the use of firearms;

(2) Handling of a firearm; and

(3) Safety and Maintenance.

(c) All Private Security Officers authorized and required to carry a

firearm on duty shall also receive initial firearms marksmanship training on

an approved firearms target course prescribed by the Certifying Authority.

Individuals must obtain a minimum score of sixty percent (60%) on an

approved silhouette target.

(d) All Private Security Officers authorized and required to carry a

firearm on duty shall receive annual firearms refresher training as

prescribed by Subsections (b) and (c) of this Section.

(e) Upon completion of any training required by §71202, the employer

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shall within thirty (30) days forward a recorded copy of such completion

signed by a certified trainer to the Certifying Authority. The original

training record document shall be maintained by the Person employing a

Private Security Officer. Such records shall be made available for

examination by the Certifying Authority upon request.

(f) All training required by this Chapter shall be administered by a

certified trainer who is approved by the Certifying Authority and meets the

following minimum requirements:

(1) He must be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien.

(2) He must be of legal age.

(3) He must have a minimum of one (1) year supervisory

experience with a private security organization or with any Federal,

U.S. military, state or territorial law enforcement agency.

(4) He must not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of any

felony or any crime involving moral turpitude for any of which a full

pardon has not been granted.

(5) He must not have been discharged from the military service

under other than honorable conditions.

(6) He must be currently employed as a Private Security Officer

as defined in this Chapter.

(g) The certified trainer shall have the authority to appoint one or more

instructors to assist in the implementation of the training program.