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BSIS FIREARM WRITTEN EXAM 2026|
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. A firearm permit is issued for:- correct-answer -B. Two years from the date of
issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall pass the firing range
requalification:- correct-answer -C. Twice at least four months apart during each
year of the permit.
3. In a potential shooting situation, a guard may have to decide:- correct-answer -
C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
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4. Firing a warning shot:- correct-answer -C. Is never appropriate under any
circumstances.
5. A convicted felon:- correct-answer -B. May never carry or possess a firearm
under any circumstance.
6. While on duty, you initiate the arrest of an unarmed shoplifting suspect. The
suspect becomes agitated, states he is leaving and begins to walk away before the
police arrive. You take out your weapon and point it at him:- correct-answer -B.
You are not justified and subject to criminal prosecution as a result.
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shoplifting suspect may:- correct-answer
-D. All of the above
BSIS FIREARM WRITTEN EXAM 2026|
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1. A firearm permit is issued for:- correct-answer -B. Two years from the date of
issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall pass the firing range
requalification:- correct-answer -C. Twice at least four months apart during each
year of the permit.
3. In a potential shooting situation, a guard may have to decide:- correct-answer -
C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
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4. Firing a warning shot:- correct-answer -C. Is never appropriate under any
circumstances.
5. A convicted felon:- correct-answer -B. May never carry or possess a firearm
under any circumstance.
6. While on duty, you initiate the arrest of an unarmed shoplifting suspect. The
suspect becomes agitated, states he is leaving and begins to walk away before the
police arrive. You take out your weapon and point it at him:- correct-answer -B.
You are not justified and subject to criminal prosecution as a result.
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shoplifting suspect may:- correct-answer
-D. All of the above