From 2007 to 2015, Omar Mateen's Range Scores Averaged 95 Percent Accuracy; above 97 Percent in Five of the Nine Years

Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5172
 
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced today it obtained public records from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on June 20, 2016 showing that Orlando mass murderer Omar Mateen was an expert marksman with a handgun.

The Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services licenses security guards in Florida and provided Judicial Watch all of Mateen's security-guard and firearms-licensure records and departmental communications regarding him in response to a June 13, 2016 Florida Public Records Law request seeking the following:

1. Any and all records regarding Omar Mateen, also known as Omar Mir Seddique, born on November 16, 1986, who died on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, including but not limited to records regarding any licensures, certifications and/or registrations held by Mateen through FDACS or its sub-agencies.
    
2. Any and all records of communication between officials of FDACS or its sub-agencies, and officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding Omar Mateen (aka, Omar Mir Seddique) from January 1, 2009 to the present date.

The documents show that on September 7, 2007, Mateen underwent an initial 28 hours of classroom and firearms range training to receive his "Class G" statewide Florida firearms license. He completed that training using a Smith and Wesson .357 cal. revolver, and scored a 231 and 235 on his shooting range tests, out of a possible 240 (or 96% and 98%, respectively). His written exam scores were 100, 90 and 90.

His subsequent marksman tests show:

• In July 2008, using a .38 cal. Smith and Wesson revolver, Mateen's firearms range score, was 239 (99%).
   
• In June 2009, Mateen scored 238 using a .38 cal. Smith and Wesson revolver. He received a written exam score of 100.
   
• Mateen's 2010 range score was 237 using the same type of weapon, and he scored 100 on the written exam.
   
• In July 2011, Mateen scored 216 and 234 while using the same type of weapon and 100 on the written exam. In November, Mateen switched from a revolver to a 9mm. semi-automatic pistol, and scored 225.
   
• In July 2013, he scored a 236 with a semi-automatic pistol and 100 on the written exam.
   
• In August 2014, Mateen scored 223 on the range using a .38

A "Temporary Class 'G' License Checklist" completed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Regional Staff notes that Mateen's employer, Wackenhut (before the firm changed its name to G4S Security Solutions (USA) in 2010), had "certified the applicant to be mentally and emotionally stable."

A form submitted to the State of Florida by Wackenhut in 2007 claiming that Mateen had passed a psychologist test administered by Dr. Carol Nudelman, certifying "the employee is mentally and emotionally stable," a requirement for Mateen to receive his security-guard certification.

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