Definitions

(1) Commercially Manufactured Ammunition – Ammunition manufactured by a company and/or business properly licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (2) Commissioner – The Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety. (3) Department – The Tennessee Department of Safety. (4) Director – A person designated by the Commissioner to plan, organize, and administer the Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit Safety Program. (5) Enhanced Handgun Safety Course – A course of instruction outlined herein which provides education in the fundamentals of handgun safety and the use and operation of handguns for non-police residents of Tennessee. (6) Enhanced Handgun Safety Program – A Department approved Handgun Safety Course as required by T.C.A. § 39-17-1351 as amended. (7) Enhanced Handgun Safety School – A private organization, individual, corporation, governmental body, or other public entity approved by the Department to conduct Enhanced Handgun Safety Courses. (8) Eye Protection – Meets or exceeds American National Standard Institute (ANSI) 87.1 Standard. (9) Firing Line – A line, from which, gunfire is directed toward targets. DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY APPROVED ENHANCED CHAPTER 1340-02-03 HANDGUN SAFETY PROGRAM (10) Firing Range – A location, at which, firearms training is conducted with live ammunition. (11) Hearing Protection – Meets or exceeds ANSI S3.19-1974 Standards. (12) Instructor – An individual either approved by the Department to conduct an Enhanced Handgun Safety Course for private entities, or a full-time, salaried, POST certified law enforcement officer approved as a firearm instructor by the chief administrative officer of their agency and who conducts Enhanced Handgun Safety Courses for their agency or another Enhanced Handgun Safety School. (13) POST – Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. (14) Range Safety Officer – Any person who supervises range activities and range operations. (15) Student – Any person enrolled in an Enhanced Handgun Safety School. (16) Unprofessional Conduct – Conduct detrimental to the best interests of the public, including conduct contrary to recognized standards that endangers the health, safety or welfare of a participant in the program or the public. (17) Workday – Any day when the Department offices are open to the public.