FIREARMS

Question 1

What is the Criteria for Use (Justification) for Firearm?

Answer 1

You are only justified in discharging your firearm when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life of someone else, or there is an immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else and there is no other way of preventing the risk.

Question 2

What is the Glock Definition?

Answer 2

The Glock Pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms

Question 3

Definition of a Stoppage?

Answer 3

A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the user intends that it should fire

Question 4

Fill the blanks:

With the slide in battery and the trigger in the fully forward position the Glock has an initial ______mm of trigger travel before the sears break and the pistol can fire. However, the trigger design on the Glock is such that for the sears to reset it is not necessary to release the trigger fully forward. Moving the trigger forward ______mm is sufficient to reset the sears. With proper training the Glock can be fired with extreme rapidity should that prove necessary.

Answer 4

12.5mm and 4mm

Question 5

How many safety mechanisms is the Glock family of pistols fitted with?

Answer 5

three (3)

Extra knowledge: designed to prevent accidental firing in the event of the pistol being dropped or sustaining a heavy impact.

Question 6

The safeties are what?

Answer 6

1. Trigger Safety
2. Firing Pin Safety
3. Drop Safety

Question 7

Unintentional discharges are rounds fired unintentionally during weapons handling.

Three steps must occur for a firearm to discharge:

Answer 7

• The firearm must be a functional, working model.

- There must be a round in the chamber; and - Someone must pull the trigger.

Question 8

Safe Direction Definition

Answer 8

A safe direction is a direction in which any unintentionally fired shot, would be safely stopped, and contained with no human injury, and at most, only minimal property damage.

Question 9

What are the General Safety Principles?

Answer 9

1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
2. Be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times. (Never allow the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless it is required by your duties as a police officer).
3. Keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on the target and you have decided to fire; and
4. Be sure of your target.
   (Know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. Never fire at anything you have not positively identified).

Question 10

Degrees of Weapon Readiness

Operationally, the firearm will be in one of only two conditions. These are:

Answer 10

UNLOADED - Magazine not fitted, no round in chamber, pistol cannot be fired.

LOADED - Magazine containing rounds fitted, round in chamber, pistol can be fired.

Question 11

What are the five major parts of the Glock 22?

Answer 11

• Slide
• Barrel
• Recoll Spring Assembly
• Receiver
• Magazine

Question 12

What are the Functioning Sequence of the Glock 22 Police issue Pistol?

Answer 12

1. Firing
2. Unlocking
3. Extracting
4. Ejecting
5. Feeding
6. Locking into battery
7. Locking open

Question 13

Fill in the blank

Standard Operational Ammunition Winchester ___________ 165 grain SXT (Supreme Expansion Technology) controlled expansion round Muzzle Velocity 320 m/s (metres per second)

Answer 13

.40 S&W Calibre

Question 14

The three function checks after Glock reassembly are:

Answer 14

1. Trigger
2. Trigger reset
3. Slide lock