# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 04 — Police Training and Standards Commission

### Chapter 02 — Firearms Training

#### Regulation .10 Classroom Instruction Requirements.

*COMAR 12.04.02.10*

A. The table in §B of this regulation establishes minimum required classroom instruction topics for firearms classroom instruction.

B. An “X” in the following table indicates that the corresponding classroom instruction topic is required for the specified type of training:

C. Legal aspects in the use of firearms, at a minimum, shall include:

  (1) Rules for the use of deadly force;

  (2) Alternatives to the use of deadly force;

  (3) Emotional, mental, and psychological preparation needed for the possibility of a deadly force shooting situation;

  (4) Judgmental or decision training on the use of deadly force; and

  (5) Criminal, civil, and administrative liability for misuse of deadly force.

D. Safe handling and safe storage of firearms, at a minimum, shall address safe handling and safe storage in the following settings:

  (1) At home;

  (2) In a law enforcement facility;

  (3) On the firing line; and

  (4) On patrol.