BSIS Firearm Wri en Exam May 2026| Updated RATED
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1. A firearm permit is issued for:
B. Two years from the date of issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall pass the firing range requalifica on:
C. Twice at least four months apart during each year of the permit.
3. In a poten al shoo ng situa on, a guard may have to decide:
C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
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.
6. While on duty, you ini ate the arrest of an unarmed shopli-ing 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:
B. You are not jus fied and subject to criminal prosecu on as a result.
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shopli-ing suspect may:
D. All of the above
9. Which factor below might cause the cylinder on a revolver not to close?
D. Any of the above.
10. Which of the following circumstances may jus fy use of a firearm:
D. The suspect physically a7acks you with a knife.
11. If you possess a firearm permit, you must no fy the Bureau of a change of address:
B. Within thirty (30) days of the change of address.
12. If your firearm fails to discharge during range training, you should:
, D. Keep the muzzle pointed down range and raise your free hand.
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 informa on on an applica on for a firearms permit
or guard registra on is the sole responsibility of the:
B. Applicant
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 carry a firearm: (Assume the person is
NOT an ac ve duty peace officer and does NOT possess a concealed weapons permit).
C. Only while on duty, exposed and in uniform, or while traveling directly to or from work or the
firing range.
17. The discharge of a firearm does not have to be reported to the Bureau only if:
A. It happened on the firing range.
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.
18. A guard who carries a firearm on duty before receiving a Bureau firearms permit:
A. Is subject to arrest, prosecu on, convic on and prison sentence.
19. If, due to an imminent threat to life, the use of deadly force is jus fied, you must consider:
A. Your line of fire.
20. You are an armed guard on duty in a bank located 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:
D. Stay on your post in the bank and ask someone to call the police.
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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1. A firearm permit is issued for:
B. Two years from the date of issuance
2. Each person possessing a valid firearms permit shall pass the firing range requalifica on:
C. Twice at least four months apart during each year of the permit.
3. In a poten al shoo ng situa on, a guard may have to decide:
C. Whether to clearly make his/her presence known to the suspect.
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.
6. While on duty, you ini ate the arrest of an unarmed shopli-ing 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:
B. You are not jus fied and subject to criminal prosecu on as a result.
8. A security guard who shoots a fleeing shopli-ing suspect may:
D. All of the above
9. Which factor below might cause the cylinder on a revolver not to close?
D. Any of the above.
10. Which of the following circumstances may jus fy use of a firearm:
D. The suspect physically a7acks you with a knife.
11. If you possess a firearm permit, you must no fy the Bureau of a change of address:
B. Within thirty (30) days of the change of address.
12. If your firearm fails to discharge during range training, you should:
, D. Keep the muzzle pointed down range and raise your free hand.
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 informa on on an applica on for a firearms permit
or guard registra on is the sole responsibility of the:
B. Applicant
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 carry a firearm: (Assume the person is
NOT an ac ve duty peace officer and does NOT possess a concealed weapons permit).
C. Only while on duty, exposed and in uniform, or while traveling directly to or from work or the
firing range.
17. The discharge of a firearm does not have to be reported to the Bureau only if:
A. It happened on the firing range.
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.
18. A guard who carries a firearm on duty before receiving a Bureau firearms permit:
A. Is subject to arrest, prosecu on, convic on and prison sentence.
19. If, due to an imminent threat to life, the use of deadly force is jus fied, you must consider:
A. Your line of fire.
20. You are an armed guard on duty in a bank located 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:
D. Stay on your post in the bank and ask someone to call the police.
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.
