Firearms Flashcards
1st Rule of Firearms
All weapons must be treated as if they are always loaded.
2nd rule of firearms
Never let the muzzle of a weapon point at anything you are not willing to destroy.
3rd rule of firearms
Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until the sights are on the target and you are prepared to shoot.
4th rule of firearms
Always be certain if the target and beyond.
Firearms pyramid
Safety, marksmanship, speed, tactics.
Cease fire
Cease all activity.
Repeat “cease fire” 3 times.
Bring the weapon to a safe position or holstered.
5 components of a firearm
Slide Barrel Recoil spring assembly Frame Magazine
7 Fundamentals
Stance Grip Presentation Sight alignment/ sight picture Breath control Trigger manipulation Follow-through and recovery
Types of stances
Isosceles
Weaver
Modified
Types of malfunctions
Failure to fire
Failure to eject
Failure to feed
Failure to extract
Types of clearances
IAD (immediate action drill)
Universal
Combat triad
Gun handling
Marksmanship
Mindset
3 deadly force considerations
Jeopardy
Opportunity
Ability
CRS 18-1-901(3) (e)
Deadly Force
Force; the intended, natural, and probable consequence of which is to produce death, and which does in fact produce death.
Transition Zones
White Yellow Orange Red Black
Cover
Anything that stops, turns, or impedes direct or indirect gunfire.
Concealment
Keeps you from being seen, it provides no ballistic protection.
Types of ballistics
Internal
External
Terminal
Ballistics
The scientific study of a projectile in motion.
Center mass
The center of the exposed target that is offered, presented, or selected.
Multiple threat assessment.
Weapon
Position
Distance
What part of the eye is responsible for dim light?
Rods.
Types of shooting for moving threats
Tracking
Ambushing
Flashlight techniques.
Crossed Uncrossed Syringe Supported syringe Extended (fbi) Neck index
Use of force policy
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