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Firearms Flashcards

1
Q

What duty gear can be used to secure your firearm in a pinch if your holster is unavailable?

A

Handcuffs

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2
Q

What different ways can lead be absorbed?

A
  1. Inhalation

2. Ingestion

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3
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What are the three places a firearm under your control is permitted to be?

A
  1. In your hand
  2. In your holster
  3. Locked away
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4
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What is Sight Picture?

A

It is the combination of aligning the front sight, rear sight, and target

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5
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What is the Maximum Effective Range of a 9mm handgun?

A

75 yards

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6
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What is Maximum Effective Range?

A

It is the greatest distance that the weapon and shooter can be expected to fire with accuracy.

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7
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In combat shooting where should you aim?

A

Aim for “center of available mass”

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8
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What is trigger control?

A

Smooth and steady pressure to the rear until the gun fires.

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9
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What are the Cardinal Rules of Firearm safety?

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  1. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded
  2. Control your muzzle at all times
  3. Keep your trigger finger off of the trigger and along side the frame until you are on target and have DECIDED to shoot.
  4. Be sure of your target and what lies beyond and around it.
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10
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What is Follow Through?

A
  1. It is obtaining another sight picture - preparing to fire another round on target if necessary.
  2. Two sight pictures for every shot fired.
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11
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What are the 7 Marksmanship Fundamentals?

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  1. Breath Control
  2. Stance
  3. Grip
  4. Sight Alignment
  5. Sight picture
  6. Trigger Control
  7. Follow Through
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12
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Name the 8 steps in the Cycle of Operation for a firearm.

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  1. Feeding
  2. Chambering
  3. Locking
  4. Firing
  5. Unlocking
  6. Extracting
  7. Ejecting
  8. Cocking
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13
Q

How many officer involved shootings involve multiple threats?

A

40%

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14
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How many officer shootings occur between 6 to 10 feet?

A

21%

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15
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How many officer shootings occur with 5 ft?

A

50%

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16
Q

What are the parts of Ammunition?

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  • Bullet
  • Casing
  • Powder
  • Primer
17
Q

What is the Maximum Range of 9mm

18
Q

What is Maximum Range?

A

The greatest distance a bullet can travel

19
Q

What is the LCI on a Glock?

A

Loaded Chamber Indicator

20
Q

What is Fire Contagion?

A

A contagious shooting is a sociological phenomenon observed in military and police personnel in which one person firing on a target can induce others to begin shooting. Often the subsequent shooters will not know why they are firing.

21
Q

Name the three techniques used at the WCSO for flashlight holding

A

FBI, Harris and Side by side

22
Q

List the sequence of 5 actions when shooting in low light conditions

A 
Light it
Sight it
Shoot it
Light off
Move

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