Semi-annual qualification in New Jersey
New Jersey law enforcement firearms qualification runs under the Attorney General's Semi-Annual Firearms Qualification and Requalification Standards for New Jersey Law Enforcement, issued in December 1989 and revised through June 2003, which every agency in the state is directed to adopt as its own policy. The standards define a semi-annual program as two prescribed qualification sessions within a 12-month period with at least three months between them. Handgun qualification includes a day course and a Handgun Night Qualification Course (HNQC), fired under low light conditions, natural or simulated, with a handheld or weapon-mounted light and a passing score of 80% or higher; shotgun qualification likewise has day and subdued light courses. The twice-yearly requirement was adjusted to a single round for 2020 and again for 2021 by Attorney General directives. The courses below are the versions modelled in BrassOps; confirm each against the current standards document before use.
Handgun courses
Patrol rifle courses
Shotgun courses
Subgun courses
TASER courses
| Course | Weapon | Condition | Stages | Rounds | Pass |
|---|
| Taser 7 | TASER | Day or night | 3 | 3 | 60% |
Less lethal courses
Courses of fire as modelled in BrassOps. Confirm stage details against the current Attorney General firearms qualification standards before use.
The documentation checklist. What the Attorney General's Standards require in the file for every course on this page, as a tick list with the section cited for each item: courses and scores, the Firearms Record fields, what to keep when an officer fails, instructor records, the annual report. Get the NJ qualification checklist (PDF).
Track every course in BrassOps
All 14 New Jersey courses ship in the BrassOps library. Log officers against them by serial number, instructor, lighting condition and the standard in force, and the record is ready when someone asks for it.
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