15. Firearms

Question 1

Question 1 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms
The minimum standards for the annual firearms proficiency course of fire for fully automatic weapons is a minimum of _____ rounds of duty ammunition fired at ranges from seven to ______ yards, including at least one time reload, with at least ______ rounds

50, 10, 30

30, 10, 25

50, 25, 30

25, 25, 15,

Answer 1

30, 10, 25

Question 2

Question 3 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms

Which of the following court cases dealt with “warning shots?”

Garrity v. New Jersey

Tennessee v. Garner

Jones v. Wittenberg University

Terry v. Ohio

Answer 2

Jones v. Wittenberg University

This case arose out of the shooting death of John Lobach, hereinafter referred to as decedent, a student at Wittenberg University, on May 10, 1969 by Chester Phillips, a security guard employed by the university. The incident began at 2:40 a.m. when Phillips and Frank Lytle, university security guards discovered decedent on a second story ledge of a women’s dormitory on campus. He descended when ordered to do so by the guards and was placed in custody. Under interrogation at the scene the decedent explained that he was there to meet a girl he had met earlier in the evening
and who had invited him up. He gave a false name and informed them that he was a local high school student. The security guards were hesitant to place the decedent under arrest. Although they had radio contact with the local police, they did not report the incident. No attempt was made to ascertain what, if anything, had occurred in the dormitory. Instead, they placed decedent in the backseat of the patrol car and drove around the campus looking for a supervisor to make the decision whether or not to place decedent under arrest.

Decedent was not searched though a search would have disclosed that he was carrying correct identification. He was not handcuffed, according to guard Frank Lytle, because to handcuff him would mean that he was under arrest. After driving around for a half hour they returned to the dormitory and Lytle went inside to talk with the housemother. While he was inside he heard two shots being fired.

The only direct testimony on the shooting came from Chester Phillips, the security guard who fired the fatal shot. He testified that decedent bolted from the car ignoring several orders to “halt” and only sped up after he fired the first warning shot in the air. He testified that he then fired a second shot at the ground in the general direction of decedent’s feet. Phillips claimed that he was not aiming at decedent and had no intention of wounding him. He assumed that he had missed and decedent had escaped when he heard the sound of something hitting a parked car. Phillips raced to the spot and found decedent’s body sprawled on the ground. The second shot had pierced his chest. A thirty to forty yard trail of blood indicated that decedent had run that distance after being struck by the bullet.

Question 3

Question 5 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms
Shooting animals is outlined in:

CCP

Department Policy

Penal Code

Family Code

Answer 3

Department Policy

Question 4

Question 9 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms
What is the shortest distance to qualify with the handgun with two hands?

3

7

10

25

Answer 4

3

Question 5

A “ ____________” protects ammunition after loading in a shotgun.

Forearm

Magazine

Breech

Cylinder

Answer 5

Breech

Guns or rifles can either be loaded from the back part — called the breech — or from the front — called the muzzle. Most modern guns are loaded from the breech end.

Question 6

Question 17 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms
Which of the following court cases deals with warning shots?

Minnesota v. Dickenson

Jones v. Wittenberg University

Brown v. Texas

Carroll v. U.S.

Answer 6

Jones v. Wittenberg University

Question 7

Question 19 of 20 - BPOC 41 Firearms
Which of the following is not an acceptable distance for handgun proficiency?

15 yards two hand

7 yards single hand

7 yards two hand

3 yards two hand

3 yards single hand

Answer 7

3 yards two hand

Review: BPOC (41.4) Distances and round count only apply to Basic Peace Officer’s Course and do not affect Departmental Annual Qualification requirements. (1) Handguns - a minimum of 50 rounds, fired at ranges from point-blank to at least 25 yards with a minimum of 5 rounds at both the 15 and 25-yard lines, including at least one timed reload;