BSIS Firearm Written Exam May 2026.
Terms in this set (55)
1. A firearm permit is issued for: B. Two years from the date of issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall C. Twice at least four months apart during each year of the permit.
pass the firing range requalification:
3. In a potential shooting situation, a guard may have C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
to decide:
4. Firing a warning shot: C. Is never appropriate under any circumstances.
5. A convicted felon: B. May never carry or possess a firearm under any circumstance.
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6. While on duty, you initiate the arrest of an unarmed B. You are not justified and subject to criminal prosecution as a result.
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:
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shoplifting D. All of the above
suspect may:
9. Which factor below might cause the cylinder on a D. Any of the above.
revolver not to close?
10. Which of the following circumstances may justify D. The suspect physically attacks you with a knife.
use of a firearm:
11. If you possess a firearm permit, you must notify the B. Within thirty (30) days of the change of address.
Bureau of a change of address:
12. If your firearm fails to discharge during range D. Keep the muzzle pointed down range and raise your free hand.
training, you should:
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13. A guard may point a firearm at a suspect: B. Only if they're is an imminent threat of danger to the guard or to another
person.
14. Providing accurate and truthful personal B. Applicant
information on an application for a firearms permit or
guard registration is the sole responsibility of the:
15. When a shooter has a proper sight picture : A. The front sight is sharp and the target is blurred.
16. A person with a valid Bureau firearms permit may C. Only while on duty, exposed and in uniform, or while traveling directly to
carry a firearm: (Assume the person is NOT an active or from work or the firing range.
duty peace officer and does NOT possess a
concealed weapons permit).
17. The discharge of a firearm does not have to be A. It happened on the firing range.
reported to the Bureau only if:
7. The best rule to follow when drawing a firearm is: D. Draw the weapon only if there is eminent danger to your life or of another.
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18. A guard who carries a firearm on duty before A. Is subject to arrest, prosecution, conviction and prison sentence.
receiving a Bureau firearms permit:
19. If, due to an imminent threat to life, the use of A. Your line of fire.
deadly force is justified, you must consider:
20. You are an armed guard on duty in a bank located D. Stay on your post in the bank and ask someone to call the police.
next to a grocery store. You observe a man running
away from the store with what looks like merchandise
under his arm. The guard on duty at the store has
drawn his gun and is chasing the fleeing man.
Suddenly, the guard stops and looks as if he is
preparing to shoot the man running. You should:
7. The BEST rule to follow when drawing a firearm is: D. Draw the weapon only if there is eminent danger to your life or the life of
another.
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Terms in this set (55)
1. A firearm permit is issued for: B. Two years from the date of issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall C. Twice at least four months apart during each year of the permit.
pass the firing range requalification:
3. In a potential shooting situation, a guard may have C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
to decide:
4. Firing a warning shot: C. Is never appropriate under any circumstances.
5. A convicted felon: B. May never carry or possess a firearm under any circumstance.
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6. While on duty, you initiate the arrest of an unarmed B. You are not justified and subject to criminal prosecution as a result.
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:
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shoplifting D. All of the above
suspect may:
9. Which factor below might cause the cylinder on a D. Any of the above.
revolver not to close?
10. Which of the following circumstances may justify D. The suspect physically attacks you with a knife.
use of a firearm:
11. If you possess a firearm permit, you must notify the B. Within thirty (30) days of the change of address.
Bureau of a change of address:
12. If your firearm fails to discharge during range D. Keep the muzzle pointed down range and raise your free hand.
training, you should:
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13. A guard may point a firearm at a suspect: B. Only if they're is an imminent threat of danger to the guard or to another
person.
14. Providing accurate and truthful personal B. Applicant
information on an application for a firearms permit or
guard registration is the sole responsibility of the:
15. When a shooter has a proper sight picture : A. The front sight is sharp and the target is blurred.
16. A person with a valid Bureau firearms permit may C. Only while on duty, exposed and in uniform, or while traveling directly to
carry a firearm: (Assume the person is NOT an active or from work or the firing range.
duty peace officer and does NOT possess a
concealed weapons permit).
17. The discharge of a firearm does not have to be A. It happened on the firing range.
reported to the Bureau only if:
7. The best rule to follow when drawing a firearm is: D. Draw the weapon only if there is eminent danger to your life or of another.
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18. A guard who carries a firearm on duty before A. Is subject to arrest, prosecution, conviction and prison sentence.
receiving a Bureau firearms permit:
19. If, due to an imminent threat to life, the use of A. Your line of fire.
deadly force is justified, you must consider:
20. You are an armed guard on duty in a bank located D. Stay on your post in the bank and ask someone to call the police.
next to a grocery store. You observe a man running
away from the store with what looks like merchandise
under his arm. The guard on duty at the store has
drawn his gun and is chasing the fleeing man.
Suddenly, the guard stops and looks as if he is
preparing to shoot the man running. You should:
7. The BEST rule to follow when drawing a firearm is: D. Draw the weapon only if there is eminent danger to your life or the life of
another.
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