Sumner County Sheriff’s Office

Firearms Qualifications Course Certificate for Retired Officers

Pursuant to the “Law Enforcement Officer’s Safety Act”, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office offers a firearms qualifications course and certificate for qualified retired officers who reside in Sumner County.

A “qualified retired law enforcement officer” is defined as an individual who:

·        has retired in good standing from service with a government agency as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of fifteen (15) years or more for reasons other than mental instability, or retired from such an agency due to a service-connected disability after completing any applicable probationary period of such service;

·        was authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or the incarceration of any person for any violation of law;

·        had statutory powers of arrest;

·        has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the retirement plan of the agency for which he was employed;

·        meets, at his own expense, the same standards for qualifications with a firearm as an active officer within the State in which he resides;

·        is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance; and

·        is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing a firearm.

Retired law enforcement officers interested in obtaining a qualifications course certificate should contact:
Training Division Lt. Jeff Puccini at (615) 442-1802 or jpuccini@sumnersheriff.com
Donna Johnson at (615) 442-1841 or djohnson@sumnersheriff.com
Bob Barker at (615) 442-1821 or bobbarker@sumnersheriff.com

The retired officer must provide his own weapon, ammunition, ear and eye protection. The retired officer understands and assumes the risks associated with discharging a firearm and agrees to hold the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office harmless for any injuries that may occur on the firing range.