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Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-47-15.1. Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June 6, 1970

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided in § 11-47-15.3, all law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions whose permanent appointment shall take place later than June 6, 1970, shall qualify on the official national rifle association B-21 police combat target firing a score of one hundred sixty five (165) or better out of a possible score of two hundred fifty (250) with fifty (50) rounds in the distance, time period, and position required in the course:

(1) Stage A: Seven (7) yards, ten (10) shots crouch position, time twenty-five (25) seconds.

(2) Stage B: twelve (12) yards, five (5) shots point shoulder left hand, five (5) shots point shoulder right hand, both unsupported, and five (5) shots kneeling, time seventy-five (75) seconds.

(3) Stage C: twenty-one (21) yards, five (5) shots point shoulder left hand supported, five (5) shots point shoulder right hand supported, time forty-five (45) seconds.

(4) Stage D: twenty-five (25) yards, five (5) shots prone, five (5) shots left hand barricade, five (5)5 shots right hand barricade, time one minute 45 (1:45) seconds.

(b) All stages are started with the weapon loaded with 5 rounds and holstered.

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