The Franklin Police Department Training Section is responsible for the ongoing training of all Franklin Police Officers in the areas of weapons, officer survival and tactical operations. The Firearms Instructors are Sgt. Kanadanian, Officer Gratto and Officer Kenney. All instructors are certified by the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council and they each hold other instructor certifications in various specialties. The Instructors prepare lesson plans and range training exercises to help Officers keep proficient in firearms skills, patrol procedures, officer survival, tactical operations and critical incident training.
Officers undergo judgment-training exercises by the use of a training simulator on an annual basis.
This simulator places the Officers in real life scenarios and the Officer is evaluated on their response to various situations. Officers practice with their duty issued Smith and Wesson SW99. Kanadanian gives instruction on how to use the shield while still covering the target with a duty weapon. Officer McEniry practices shooting at a target from behind the shield. While sill watching his target, Officer McEniry chambers a new round into his weapon by racking the slide against his boot.