TN Armed Security Guard Recertification

Firearm handling is a perishable skill. APPS Armed Guard Renewal is a four-hour class designed to refresh, refine, and renew current Armed Guard/Officers in proper firearm safety and handling. The required four-hour curriculum incorporates hands-on instruction and our state-of-the-art Virtual Simulator providing realistic scenarios to reinforce the highest standards for TN Armed Guards/Officers. Combined with our additional voluntary Medical First Responder course, students will leave more prepared and better equipped to handle the various emergencies security guards must respond to.

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DURATION: 4 hours

PREREQUISITE:

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REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

• Reliable Firearm (Centerfire only, no rimfire handguns/ firearms available for rent)   for every additional firearm added to license- $25/ firearm

• 2 Magazines (Minimum)

• Outside the Waistband Holster (if you own your firearm)

• Rugged Belt

• Spare Magazine Holder

• Eye and Ear Protection

• Rugged/Comfortable Clothes and Shoes

• 50 rounds of ammunition; 5 rounds of which need to be self defense/ duty rounds  (ammunition for purchase available if needed)

• Please clean your gun in advance of the course or bring your gun cleaning kit with you

• Notebook and pen

AVAILABLE ADD-ONS:

$245 w/ Preferred Dallas (Save $20)

$375 w/ Active Shooter  (Save $15)

Restricted Items:  • Serpa Type, Shoulder, or Small of the Back Holsters

Special Note:  • This is not an introductory class. Students must possess and demonstrate basic, safe gun handling. Failure to meet this requirement will result in removal from the course.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Be at least 18 years of age for registration as an unarmed security guard.

• Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien.

• Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has since declared the applicant competent;

• If convicted in any jurisdiction of any of the crimes listed in this subdivision (4), have completed a serving sentence or court-ordered probation at least five (5) years prior to application. Conviction of the following crimes shall disqualify an applicant, subject to the conditions stated in this section:        (A) Any felony; or        (B) Any misdemeanor involving:           (i) Shooting a firearm or other weapon;           (ii) Shoplifting;           (iii) Assault and battery or other act of violence against persons or property;           (iv) Crimes involving the sale, manufacture or distribution of controlled substances, controlled substance analogs, drugs or narcotics;           (v) Theft of property; or           (vi) Theft of services;

• Not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or narcotics addiction or dependence;

• Not have any disability that, in the opinion of the commissioner, prevents the applicant from performing the duties of a security guard/officer; and

• Be of good moral character.

• Submit electronic fingerprints.

• Must meet the statutory training requirements