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47 Hour Firearms Training Course for Armed Security Guards in New York City

Candidates who want to become security guards in New York City must complete several courses to obtain a license. Both unarmed and armed guards need to complete the required 8 hour pre-assignment training course, as well as a 16 hour on-the-job training program. Armed guards must also complete an additional course for firearms before they can receive that license. International Security Services, Inc. (ISS) instructors can provide prospective armed security guards with the 47 Hour Firearms Training Course for Armed Security Guards required by New York’s state laws.

Required 47 Hour Firearms Course for Armed NYC Security Guards

To participate in the course, students must have a valid New York security guard registration and handgun license in accordance with New York Penal Law. Certification is provided to all students who successfully complete the course by passing an examination covering Article 35 and qualifying with a handgun.

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Who Needs This 47 Hour Security Guard Training?

These security classes are required for anyone who wants to become an armed security guard. The course is intended to ensure that licensed armed guards have a firm foundation of knowledge about New York statutes governing the use of force and deadly physical force, in accordance with NYS Penal Law Article 35. In addition, students receive firearms instruction and qualification to ensure proficiency with their licensed handguns. The course consists of 7 hours of classroom instruction and a total of 40 hours of range instruction and handgun qualification.

What Topics Does This Course Cover?

This 47 hour course of instruction is separated into both classroom and firearms range instruction, testing, and qualification. The course includes:

  • 7 total hours of classroom instruction covering Use of Force and Deadly Physical Force, to ensure that candidates understand the controlling New York penal law
  • 40 hours of instruction, practice, and testing on the firearms range, to ensure that prospective security guards are proficient in the safe use of their pistols
  • A written exam covering New York Penal Law 35, Use of Force/ Deadly Physical Force
  • Handgun qualification on the firearms range, certifying pistol proficiency

This course only needs to be completed one time and is thereafter refreshed with annual 8 hour firearms instruction and testing to maintain license certification.

Getting my licenses at International Security Services helped me reach a new level in my career where I was able to earn more and always be in demand.
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Sergy DalakianiFire & Life Safety Director
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Armed security guards in New York City have many responsibilities, and it is essential that they have the appropriate level of training and education to help them exercise their duties in a safe and responsible way. Firearms training is a vital part of that mission, and a mandatory requirement for any security guard who carries a handgun on the job. The instructors at International Security Services, Inc. have the expertise you need to ensure that have the high-quality firearms training you need for your career as an armed security guard. Contact us today to register for our 47 Hour Firearms Training Course for Armed Security Guards, or to ask about the other security guard-related courses we offer.

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International Security Services, Inc. is New York City’s premier provider of executive protection and security guard services, personal and business investigations throughout New York and overseas, firearm permit consultations, background checks, and approved training for Fire Life Safety Directors and armed or unarmed security guards.

Corporate Office

  • 2720 86th Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11223
  • (718) 837-3910

(By appointment only)

Training Center

  • 2625 86th Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11223
  • (718) 812-6892

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August 10th, 2022

Property Security Evaluation Report

Your Individualized Property Evaluation Report

Your site’s individualized property evaluation report contains information and analysis that you need to properly manage your site’s security needs. That information includes detailed analysis of the crime rate in your area, site access and parking protocols, and existing security infrastructure. Interior inspection includes analysis of emergency exits, fire suppression capabilities, and alarm infrastructure for emergencies. Exterior inspection includes analysis of structural defects, property lighting, and potential vulnerabilities in building access.

In addition to those inspections, our analysis also considered environmental factors, potential risks from older trees, outside property maintenance, and nearby crime that may overflow to the area. We also examined emergency response planning, including fire evacuation protocols and information supplied to residents about proper evacuation process.

 

Pressing Suggestions


  • Install cameras in common areas and along driveway to the back parking lot as those areas are public spaces that anyone can access and there is no surveillance coverage.

We highly suggest a camera placement along this driveway, as the overhead cameras in the back parking lot may not capture all makes, models, and license plates of cars entering in and out based on the angle they are recording from. The best camera placement would be at the green circle closest to the sidewalk/street.
The common area is easily accessible, but based on the angle that cameras are set at the front lot, anyone can enter the basement common area concealing the side of their face that is facing the camera. This is not to say that the camera arrangement should be changed, but it is highly recommended to have coverage in this common area as the common area is on a lower floor not visible from the sidewalk.

  • Install a gate at the driveway leading to the back parking lot.

  • Make sure every tenant has a universal fire extinguisher and knows how to use it.

  • Develop a comprehensive evacuation plan and make sure that every tenant has received information regarding it. Condo Bylaw book is huge, tenants may easily overlook it.

  • Overall the building is not that big and has not had too many concerns regarding security breaches and/or home invasion throughout its 18-year existence. It is well kept and the fact that there is an active board monitoring and enforcing bylaws is a good sign. 



However, a few fundamental problems exist when it comes to access control of the back parking (a big territory). Even though only two issues have ever occurred there, the wide-open access point to that lot may need to be corrected sooner than later as there is a significant uptick in crime in the 62nd precinct.

Furthermore, there are two fundamental surveillance blind spots along the driveway leading to the back parking lot and every common area.

Lastly, however unlikely it may seem, tenants should have resources and a physical guide for situations that may require an evacuation. Whether it be a flood or fire, each tenant should know how to use a fire extinguisher and where to evacuate to during a flood regardless of their proximity to a shoreline.


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