What types of firearms are included in the detection items?

• A. Handgun and rifle only
• B. Shotgun, pistol, or rifle
• C. Pistol or shotgun
• D. Any firearm recognized by state law

Answer: (B)

Firearm detection items are categorized by the main forms of firearms people typically use: shotgun, pistol, or rifle. This broad grouping ensures coverage of the common weapon types that a detector would realistically be trained to recognize, from close-quarters to longer-range designs. If you only include handgun and rifle, you’d miss shotguns; if you limit it to pistol and shotgun, rifles would be excluded. Saying “any firearm recognized by state law” would introduce too much variability and isn’t how standard detection items are grouped. So the set that best fits the usual training and screening framework is shotgun, pistol, or rifle.