MINIMUM STANDARDS OF POLICE TRAINING PRIOR TO THE CARRYING OF A SIDEARM INCLUDE PASSING A WRITTEN EXAM AND SHOWING PROFICIENCY IN THE USE OF THE REVOLVER. RECERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY. CRITERIA ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SIDEARM INSTRUCTORS, THE CERTIFICATION OF A COMBAT SHOOTING COURSE, AND THE WRITTEN SIDEARM SAFETY AND PROFICIENCY TEST. AN INTRODUCTION TO WEAPON SAFETY DISCUSSES HANDLING REVOLVERS, THE CONSTANT GRIP, SIGHTING, READING THE TARGET, AND DIRECTED FIRE FROM THE HIP. FIRING THE REVOLVER, CARE AND CLEANING OF THE REVOLVER, NIGHT FIRING, AND RULES FOR NIGHT-FIRING TRAINING ARE CONSIDERED IN A SECTION ON FIRING THE REVOLVER. ASPECTS OF COMBAT SHOOTING WITH THE REVOLVER, SHOTGUNS AND AMMUNITION, AND THE LIABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN ON-DUTY FIREARM USE ARE ALSO EXAMINED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A STATEMENT OF FIREARMS POLICY AND SAMPLES OF CERTIFIABLE SIDEARM COURSES, SIDEARM FORMS, AND CERTIFICATES.