HPM 70.8

Question 1

The primary firearm approved by the Department to be carried by each uniformed employee while on duty is ______ or _________

Answer 1

S&W Model 4006 or 4006 Tactical (TSW)

Question 2

While on duty the 4006 shall be carried with?

Answer 2

a fully loaded magazine, a round chambered, and the safety / decocking lever in the off or up position.

Question 3

Authorized secodary firearms may only be carried when?

Answer 3

Only while traveling to, during, and returning from court in civilian attire in a privately owned vehicle.

Question 4

An authorized secondary firearms must meet what requirements?

Answer 4

The specific caliber, design, and have the required safety mechanisms.

Question 5

While traveling in a marked patrol vehicle, regardless of attire or destination, employees shall have what readily available

Answer 5

primary firearm (attention to be payed to “marked patrol vehicle”)

Question 6

The S&W 4006 remains the primary firearm uniformed employees ____ carry whenever the employee is ____ and in _____

Answer 6

shall / on duty / uniform

Question 7

Though the Department authorizes the ability to carry approved secondary firearms, does it require it?

Answer 7

no

Question 8

Definition of a secondary firearm - any approved revolverf or semiautomatic pistol carried _____ on duty in addition to the ________

Answer 8

concealed / departmental primary firearm.

Question 9

An secondary firearm must be of an approved type and shall be carried __________

Answer 9

concealed at all times and in a carrying device designed forr that type of firearm.

Question 10

Secondary revolvers must be in callibers ___________

Answer 10

.38 special / 9mm Parabellum through .45 caliber

Question 11

Secondary semiautomatic firearms pistols must have the following features and in the following callibers

Answer 11

9mm Parabellumm through .45 caliber.
Have an internal firing pin block (drop safety)
Decocking lever (required for external hammer models, not required for striker systems like Glock, H&K etc, or double action only models)
May not have metallic plating.

Question 12

Approved secondary firearms may be carried offduty as well as onduty while traveling to court or on state business in civilian attire when traveling in a _____ vehicle or ________ state vehicle

Answer 12

privately owned / unmarked

Question 13

If an employee desires to carry a secondary firearm, that firearms and related equipement shall be inspected by whom?

Answer 13

The Area Weapons Inspection Officer and complete a CHP 4.

Question 14

All secondary firearm holsters shall be of a type which conceals with weapon at all times and __________

Answer 14

precludes accidental cocking, discharging, or loss of physical control.

Question 15

Special purpose firearms may only be carrried with the prior written approval from _____ and a copy of approval shall be sent to the appropriate _______

Answer 15

Division chief / Assistant Commissioner

Question 16

Employees may select _____ authorized secondary firearms to be entered into ETRS.

Answer 16

two

Question 17

After an employee has their secondary firearm and equipment inspected by the Area Weapons Inspection Officer and CHP 4 completed, the original and a copy shall_______

Answer 17

be submitted to the commander for approval.

Question 18

Any employee who sells, loses, reports as stolen, or otherwise disposes of any firearm registered with the Dept., _____ complete and submit a revised _____ to the commander.

Answer 18

shall / CHP 4

Question 19

The Dept. has _____ the purchase of any recreational firearm defined as an ______

Answer 19

prohibited / assault weapon

Question 20

Assualt weapons registered before Sept 17, 2007 may not be ____________

Answer 20

sold, transfered, or loaned to a private citizen. The sale of an assualt weapon may only be done through an authorized assault weapons dealer.

Question 21

Upon a peace officer’s death, any previously registered assault weapons must be___________

Answer 21

surrendered to a law enforcement agency or sold to an authorized assault weapons dealer.

Question 22

The family of a deceased peace officer’s assault weapon may only keep the weapon if ______

Answer 22

it is rendered permanently inoperable.

Question 23

No employee shall carry any departmentally registered firearm at any time which_______

Answer 23

has been modified or altered from its original factory condition

Question 24

Altering or replacing of any part or component of a state owned firearm from its original condition may only be done by whom?

Answer 24

Departmental gunsmith

Question 25

Altering or replacing of any component of a privately owned firearm is restricted to?

Answer 25

The weapon's grips and stocks but only if it does not interfere with the weapon's functions or give it an unprofessional appearance.

Question 26

Firearms shall not be carried into jail facilities, how should they be stored?

Answer 26

They may be stored in a gun locker, or the locked trunk of the patrol vehicle. The magazine shall be removed prior to unholtering and the round shall be left in the chamber.

Question 27

Firearms shall not be left unattended in anything other than _____

Answer 27

a designated and secure location.

Question 28

While at CHP facilities, firearms ______ be drawn, loaded, unloaded,or dry fired except at a _____

Answer 28

shall not / clearing tube

Question 29

While at CHP facilities unholstered pistols shall only be carried in what manner?

Answer 29

All ammunition removed with the slide to the rear.

Question 30

While at CHP facilities, rifles and shotguns shall only be carried in what manner?

Answer 30

All ammunition removed with action open (or closed on an empty chamber), the safety on, and the weapons held at a "port arms" position.

Question 31

Finger placement, the following general rules govern the placement of employee's triger finger...

Answer 31

When actually firing the weapon. | When the firearm is pointed at an identified target and the use of deadly force is justified.

Question 32

Tactical guidlines for finger ON the trigger...not all inclusive

Answer 32

- Known suspect refuses to show hands or follow instructions during a felony stop. - Conducting a building search when suspect has been located but refuses to follow instructions. - Confronted with a suspect who advances toward the officer ignoring all orders and armed with a weapon capapble of causing serious injury or death.

Question 33

Tactical guidlines for finger NOT ON the trigger...not all inclusive

Answer 33

- Felony stop, officers behind cover, suspect obeying commands. - During foot pursuit while firearm is in the holster. - During building search when the suspect has not been located. - During a felony arrest handcuffing technique.

Question 34

Each employee shall ensure that reasonable measures are taken to minimize the accessibility of firearms. Section 12035(b)PC, ______ charges _____ be filed against an employee if a minor gains access to and discharges a firearm causing injury.

Answer 34

felony / may

Question 35

TSA regulations authorize all uniformed law enforcement personnel to carry a firearm on board an aircraft provided...

Answer 35

they have received the proper training. This does not apply to officers flying armed for the sole purpose of providing air transportation security.

Question 36

All uniformed personnel are encouraged to carry their dept. issued 4006 or 4013 or approved secondary firearm while flying on offficial business as long as....

Answer 36

- intrastate flights only - shall be concealed on their person. - shall have a pair of handcuffs or flex-cufffs - no OC (pepper spray) - shall have the "police" ID card in possession - no alcohol 8 hours prior to or during the flight

Question 37

Required shoots: Employees _______ primary firearm shoots each year (one per month)

Answer 37

shall fire 12

Question 38

Though 50% of a required shoots are encouraged to be during the hours of darkness, how many shoots shall be night shoots:

Answer 38

two

Question 39

________ employees can be exempt from the required shoots at the discretion of the commander, providing they demonstrate quarterly the ________

Answer 39

Adminstrative / minimum proficiency

Question 40

Provided an employee attends make-upshoots, commanders may allow _____ shoots per year.

Answer 40

three

Question 41

Employees who have been involved in an actual shooting confrontation where shots have been fired at another person, whether or not injury or death resulted, shall....

Answer 41

fire a qualifying score on the TOQC primary firearm course prior to returning to full duty.

Question 42

Shotgun shoots _____ be fired ______ by all officers and sgts with one completed during the hours of darkness.

Answer 42

shall / quarterly

Question 43

Tactical rifle shoots ______ be fired ______ by all officers and sgts with one completed during the hours of darkness.

Answer 43

shall / quarterly

Question 44

Officers and sgts shall qualify _____ times a year on both the shotgun and riflel.

Answer 44

two

Question 45

Employees shall normally make up all required shoots. Employees off duty for more than ___________ may be exempt from making up all the required shoots

Answer 45

three months

Question 46

Each command shall have at least ____ Weapons Officers and _____ two Range Officers.

Answer 46

two / two

Question 47

_______ shall be responsible for complete inspection of all state owned weapons and the initial / annual inspection of secondary weapons.

Answer 47

Weapons Officers

Question 48

________ shall be conduct all firearms training sessions and may be responsible for ammo inventories. Range Officer may train "safety officers" to assist them, however they may not conduct range without a Range Officer present.

Answer 48

Range Officers

Question 49

Range Officers shall wear a red safety range vest over all clothing while conducting training. Range Officer shall also wear ....

Answer 49

the dept issued body armor.

Question 50

When firing the TOQC the primary firearm, employees shall use .....

Answer 50

the dept approved holster they wear during normal duty hours.

Question 51

How many black bottom magazines are issued per officer? How often are they to be inspected?

Answer 51

Three / annually

Question 52

Only ______ ammo can be carried by employees in dept firearms and shall be the only ammo used during training.

Answer 52

departmentally issued

Question 53

How many rounds of ammo shall be issued to employees per month? Can it be issued for use at a later time?

Answer 53

50 rounds / it may not be issued to be used later

Question 54

Employees shall not carry the following handgun ammo:

Answer 54

``` wadcutter / semi-wadcutter reloads tracers / incendiaries military ammo tear gas / armor - piercing metal point ```

Question 55

Official ______ targets available through BSS shall be the only targets used in firearms qualification shoots.

Answer 55

combat silhouette

Question 56

Soft body armor ____ be worn during all firearms training

Answer 56

shall

Question 57

______must approve all alternate courses of fire prior to their use by the Range Officer

Answer 57

Commanders

Question 58

_____ rounds of .40 cal ammo may be requisitioned by the commander for each employee per _____ only for the purpose of remediation instruction.

Answer 58

500 / quarter

Question 59

During _______ Division commander may authorize carrying red bottom magsazines for additional ammo after they have been inpected by Weapons Officers

Answer 59

Emergency Operations

Question 60

Magazine pouches worn by employees in uniform shall

Answer 60

- have one double mag pouch located toward the front of the duty belt. - be made of leather with a basket weave finish - designed for the primary firearm - have an individual flap over each mag with a brass snap and operate independently of each other - worn vertically (opening pointing up) or horizontally

Question 61

Plain clothes officers ____ have a mag pouch located on their person in such a manner as to not _______

Answer 61

shall / interfere with the drawing of their weapon.

Question 62

Primary firearms shall be inspected, disassembled, cleaned, test fired and documented on a CHP 311 ____ by a ________

Answer 62

annually / Weapons Officer

Question 63

Every ______ , a field strip inspection shall be conducted by the Weapons Officer

Answer 63

six months

Question 64

Secondary firearms shall be inspected by the Weapons Officer prior to being carried on duty and recorded on ______ and then inspected _____ thereafter.

Answer 64

CHP 4 / annually

Question 65

Weapons Officer shall complete full inspections annually in conjuction with the employees _____ and then field strip inspect the weapon approx six months after.

Answer 65

annual performance appraisal

Question 66

Officers' responsibilty include cleaning their firearm after each shoot and they shall inspect (field strip) the weapon _____

Answer 66

once a week to ensure proper working order.

Question 67

Weapon defects _____ immediately be brought to the attention of the _________

Answer 67

shall / Weapons Officer

Question 68

What shotgun model is the only one approve by the dept

Answer 68

Remington 870

Question 69

Short barrel shotguns may be used by specialized units with the approval of who?

Answer 69

Commisioner

Question 70

When the patrol vehicle is unattended and not in the immediate observation of the employee, the patrol vehicle shall be ______

Answer 70

locked with the shotgun and rifle locked in the Lektro-Lock

Question 71

Outside of office hours, the shotgun and rifle may be left in the Lektro-Lock with in a locked patrol vehicle, where?

Answer 71

in the enclosed CHP storage yard

Question 72

During the exception of extreme heat causing possible damage to shotgun ammo, how may both the weapon and ammo be stored?

Answer 72

All ammo is to be cleared from the mag using a clearing tube, and the ammo and shotgun locked in the trunk of the locked patrol vehicle.k

Question 73

Employees assigned to special units and resident posts (take home vehicles), shall use _______ as to the placement of the patrol car during off duty hours

Answer 73

sound judgement (preferable garaged, may be parked in the home's driveway adjacent to the house)

Question 74

If a garage is not available for a take home car, where shall the weapons be stored?

Answer 74

Shotgun may be locked in the Lektro-Lock or trunk and the rifle shall be removed and stored in a secure location Employees are to ensure the removal of all weapons from vehicles not in their custody (auto shop)

Question 75

Shotgun qualifications require ____ rounds and are to be passed _____ a year

Answer 75

18 / twice

Question 76

Commanders shall designate a supervisor to ensure completion of :

Answer 76

- completion of required training. - quarterly inventories, inspections, and cleanings - quarterly ammo rotations - rifles not assigned to patrol cars are stored in a secure location - facility safety including clearing tubes and non-uniform training

Question 77

Rifles shall be fired ______ by _______ and sgts

Answer 77

quarterly / officers

Question 78

60 rifle rounds are provided quarterly to be used at once or over multiple shoots. Employees must qualify ___ a year, and must shoot _____ during the hours of darkness

Answer 78

twice / once

Question 79

Rifles are to be carried with _____ fully loaded mags, one in the well and two _____

Answer 79

three / in the pouch

Question 80

The Office of the Commision has allowed employees to carry personally owned rifle mags with these requirements:

Answer 80

-at the expense of the employee -shall be inspected by the Weapons Officer -meet dept specs and have a capacity of 20 rounds -only two additional mags to be carried only dept ammo to be used in the mags

Question 81

Only dept _____ shall modify firearms to be used for OST and PMA

Answer 81

gunsmiths

Question 82

In the event a dept weapon is lost or stolen:

Answer 82

- immediately notify the local law enforcement agency | - the WCU shall be notified within 24 hours

Question 83

Upon _______, firearms and other weapons as evidence, contraband, or property shall _____

Answer 83

adjudication / not be kept by employees

Question 84

Dept will only keep weapon _____ deems useful for training purposes

Answer 84

the Commissioner

Question 85

Commands shall obtain a _______of firearms for destruction signed by the court and shall verify the case has been adjudicated.

Answer 85

written release

Question 86

All weapons to be destroyed shall be fowarded to the _______ for disposal.

Answer 86

Weapons Control Unit

Question 87

All documents related to the disposal of firearms / weapons shall be retained at the ______ level for the current year plus ______ and the fowarded to WCU

Answer 87

area command / five years

Question 88

When CHP comes into contact with LEO's from out of state, in addition to sound professionnal judgements, employees shall:

Answer 88

inspect the officer's ID card and verify the officer's state driver license.

Question 89

Less Lethal Shotgun shall be carried with the butt stock pouch loaded with five rounds and _______

Answer 89

an empty magazine and chamber

Question 90

Less Lethal Shotgun shall be placed in an unlocked case in the patrol vehcile's trunk along with what?

Answer 90

five extra rounds of ammo

Question 91

At no time shall lethal ammo be _____, _____, or _____ into a Less Lethal Shotgun

Answer 91

attached, stored, or loaded