1. Be at least 21 years of age upon application.
2. Possess a valid Unarmed/Yellow Card Security Guard License.
3. Complete at 40-hour Firearms Course with an approved instructor.
4. Complete and provide shoot sheets for one day and one low light shoot when applying.
Armed Guard applicants must review all other Firearms Rules before training or applying – see the link below. Armed Guards must first hold an Unarmed/Yellow Card Security License to then obtain an Armed/Red Card Security License, although both may be applied for at the same time.
https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/1300.shtml
Professional Licensing Approved Firearms Instructors
As part of the 40-hour Firearms Course individual will be required to complete a Day Light and Low Light Shoot Certification. Submission of these first two (2) Shoots and an Approved Background while allow the individual to obtain a Firearms Red Card which will be valid until the end of that calendar year. For the Card to remain valid through the next calendar year, the individual must provide one additional Day Light Shoot – which is their 3rd Shoot by December 31st. The 3rd Shoot MUST be separated by ninety (90) calendar days.
If a Firearms/Red Card is requested after initially applying and receiving a Yellow Card there will be an UPGRADE fee charged – Please use directions for Upgrades
Regardless you are reminded, The Gun Control Act (GCA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship, transport, receive, or possess firearms or ammunition, to include any person:
• Convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
• Who is a fugitive from justice;
• Who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, codified at 21 U.S.C. § 802);
• Who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution;
• Who is an illegal alien;
• Who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
• Who has renounced his or her United States citizenship;
• Who is subject to a court order restraining the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of the intimate partner;
• Who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
• Are not permitted to carry a concealed deadly weapon unless they have been issued a concealed deadly weapons permit. Your Security Firearms/Red Card is not a concealed carry permit.
• Are only permitted to carry their firearm in the performance of duties as a security officer or traveling directly to or from a place of assignment.
• Must wear firearms in plain view.
• Must wear a distinctive uniform indicating they are a security guard. The uniform must display a distinctive company patch.
• Are not permitted to carry any type of weapon not approved by the Board and trained by a board-approved instructor.
To review Delaware Code…
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c013/index.html
• Shoot a minimum of three (3) qualifying shoots per calendar year, scheduled on at least two (2) separate days, with a minimum 90 days between scheduled day shoots. Of these three (3), there will be one mandatory “low light” shoot which may be combined with a day shoot. Two (2) day shoots shall not be completed on the same date.
• These qualifying shoots will be administered by an approved firearms instructor. Firearm/Red Cards expire every year on December 31st, Firearm Guards must have all annual training requirements (shoots) completed prior to October 1st and submitted to Professional Licensing no later than December 31st.
| Unarmed Security Guard | Armed Security Guard |
| -Yellow Card | -Yellow Card & Red Card |
| -If certified – can carry Baton, O/C, Handcuffs. | -If certified – can carry Baton, O/C, Handcuffs. |
| -Not permitted to carry a Firearm | -Permitted to Carry a Firearm when certified |
• The Board approves security guards (Unarmed & Armed) registered in 24 Del.C. Ch. 13 to carry law enforcement style batons, inflammatory agent sprays, chemical sprays and handcuffs.
• The carrying of these weapons/items is only authorized after the security guard completes the appropriate training program with a certified instructor as required by the manufacture of the weapon/item. It is the responsibility of the guard’s employer to ensure this training is completed and the proper training certification is issued.
• It shall be the security guard’s and the security agency responsibility to maintain certification and requalification with the weapon/item consistent with manufacturer standards.
• Please note while Delaware regulations may permit all outlined items, individual security agencies will decide if their security guards may carry such items.