Special Agents may qualify with their own personally-owned handguns, rifle, and shotgun, and certain handguns are allowed to be used with permission from the FTU. Agents are required to attend tactical and firearms proficiency training quarterly, and to qualify with their handguns twice per year. The DEA has one of the most challenging handgun qualification courses in all of the federal law enforcement. Failure to achieve a passing qualification score is the reason for most Academy dismissals and special agents in the field may have their authority to carry a firearm revoked for failure to qualify.
special agents may qualify with their own personally-owned handguns rifle and shotgun and certain handguns are allowed to be used with permission from the ftu agents are required to attend tactical and firearms proficiency training quarterly and to qualify with their handguns twice per year the dea has one of the most challenging handgun qualification courses in all of the federal law enforcement failure to achieve a passing qualification score is the reason for most academy dismissals and special agents in the field may have their authority to carry a firearm revoked for failure to qualify