Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS287AB   19992-20044 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/24/98
AJS287AB 19992-20044 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Police Carbine Operator II
Advanced techniques of carbine deployment. Includes use of barricades, pivots, turns, and moving while shooting. Prerequisites: AJS287AA and (certified law enforcement officer, or corrections officer, or permission of instructor).
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS287AB   19992-20044 Police Carbine Operator II
1. Describe basic carbine principles. (I)
2. Demonstrate 90 pivots and 180 turns. (II)
3. Demonstrate proper techniques of firing from prone. (III)
4. Demonstrate proper firing from behind a barricade. (IV)
5. Demonstrate handgun transition techniques. (V)
6. Demonstrate the proper weapon retention technique. (VI)
7. Describe considerations when conducting a building search with a carbine. (VII)
8. Demonstrate carbine proficiency in range drills doing advanced techniques.(VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AJS287AB   19992-20044 Police Carbine Operator II
    I. Review of basic carbine principles
        A. Four firearms safety rules
        B. Range safety rules
        C. Fundamentals of marksmanship
        D. Shooting positions
        E. Zero weapons
      II. Pivots and turns
          A. 90 pivots
          B. 180 turns
        III. Prone shooting
            A. Rollover prone
            B. Supine position
          IV. Barricade fire
              A. Cover
              B. Concealment
              C. Standing
              D. Low profile firing
            V. Handgun transitioning
                A. Making the carbine inoperable
                B. Controlling the carbine
              VI. Weapon retention technique
                VII. Building search considerations
                    A. Moving
                    B. "Slicing the pie" (exposure/search technique)
                    C. Target indicators
                  VIII. Advanced range drills
                      A. Continuous forward movement
                      B. Coordinated fire drills
                      C. Multiple threats
                      D. Failing light drills
                      E. Low light drills
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