Seized Firearms Safety
online training course
Whether conducting searches, seizures, routine
investigations, border checks, preparing court room
exhibits, or entering/ admitting evidence, the safe
handling of firearms is your responsibility. Safely handling
firearms in the course of your duties will simplify your
work, increase efficiency, and improve your ability to
function with firearms -- it may even save your life!
Seized Firearms Safety is an interactive e-learning tool
designed to instruct on basic firearm safety in accordance
with the Canadian Firearms Program’s Canadian Firearms
Safety Course. This course will develop recognition of
firearm types and actions and will provide operational
knowledge to allow you to unload and “prove-safe” most
of the firearms you will encounter.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
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Explain the requirements of the Firearms Act and its
supporting regulations with regard to the safe
storage, transportation, and display of NonRestricted, Restricted and Prohibited firearms
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Recall the acronyms of ACTS and PROVE as prescribed
by the Canadian Firearms Safety Course
Define firearm and differentiate between muzzle
loading and breech loading firearms
Identify firearm types
Identify the major assemblies of a firearm and their
corresponding parts
Identify the common firearm actions
Understand the purpose of the action components
Understand the evolution of muzzle loading ignition
systems
Identify muzzle loading ignition systems for
Matchlock, Wheel-lock, Flintlock, Percussion and
Electronic ignition
Identify the component parts of Flintlock, Percussion,
In-Line Percussion and Electronic single barrel muzzle
loading actions as well as Percussion Revolvers
Unload different firearm types and actions while
observing the acronyms of ACTS/PROVE
This course is designed for all police, law enforcement
and other government professionals who handle firearms
in the course of their duties.
Content Provider
Content for this course was developed by the RCMP’s
Canadian Firearms Program.
Price: $25
Content Provider: RCMP - Canadian Firearms Program
Language: English / French
Length: 3 hours
Release Date: July 13, 2012
The development of this course was
funded by the Government of Canada's
Sector Council Program.
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