Firearms Flashcards
(35 cards)
Identify the common cause of most firearm accidents
Carelessness
Identify the Florida Statutes requirements for storing a firearm
A person who stores or leaves on a premises under his or her control a loaded firearm as defined in S. 790. 001, and who knows or reasonably should know that a minor is likely to gain access to the fire arm without the lawful permission of the minors parent or the person having charge of the minor, or without the supervision required by law, shall keep the firearm in a securely locked box or container or in a location which a reasonably person would believe to be secure or shall secure it with a trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the fire arm on his or her body or was in such close proximity that he or she can retrieve and use it as easily and quickly as if he or she carried it on his or her body.
Identify the requirements in the Florida statutes for storing a fire arm, part two.
It is a misdemeanor of the second- degree, punishable as provided in section 775.082, or in section 775.083, if a person fails to store or leave a fire arm in the required manner and, as a result, a minor gains access to the firearm, without the lawful permission of the minors parent or the person having charge of the minor, and possesses or exhibits it, without the supervision required by law
A) in a public place or;
B) in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner in violation of section 790.10
This subsection does not apply if the minor (A person under the age of 16) obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person.

Identify elements of the Florida statutes as related to the use of force by criminal justice officers
A lawn Forssman officer, or any person whom the officer has summoned or directed to assist him or her, need not retreat or desist from efforts to make a lawful arrest because of resistance or threatens resistance to the arrest. The officer is justified in the use of any force:
- Which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to defend himself or herself or another from bodily harm well making the arrest;
- When necessarily committed and retaking felons who have escaped; or
- When necessarily committed and arresting felons fleeing from justice. However this subsection does not constitute a defense in any civil action for damages brought for the wrongful use of deadly force unless the use of deadly force was necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by such a flight and, when feasible, some warning had been given, and:
A. The officer reasonably believes that the fleeing felon possesses a threat of death or serious physical harm to the officer or others or
B. The officer reasonably believes that the fleeing felon has committed a crime involving the inflection or threatened inflection of serious physical harm to another person.
Deadly Force
Deadly force is force that is likely to cause deaths or great bodily harm.
A)  The firing of a firearm in the direction of the person to be arrested, even though no intent exists to kill or inflict great bodily harm and;
B) The firing of a firearm at a vehicle in which the person to be arrested is riding
Identify the essential criteria to determine the justification of the use of deadly force
He or she reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent escape from a penal institution of a person whom the officer reasonably believes to be lawfully detained in such a institution under sentence for an offense or awaiting trial or commitment for an offense.
Bullet
Portion of the cartridge that becomes a projectile when in flight
Crimp (Shotgun Only)
The part of the case mouth at Ben’s inward to grip the bullet; with shotgun shells, the term applies to the closure at the case mouth. 
Shot (shotgun only)
Spherical pellets of various sizes, usually made of lead.
Case/casings
The metal or plastic container that holds all parts of a round of ammunition: primer, powder charge, and bullet. 
Wad (Shotgun only)
The only part not found in any other centerfire cartridge; this is used to seal/ confined gases; can be made of plastic or compressed cardboard
Powder
Propellant used in most firearms; it produces a large volume of gas when ignited
Headstamp
Markings found on the head of ammunition that indicate caliber or gauge and identify manufacturer
Rim
The edge on the base of a cartridge case that stops the progress of the case into the chamber
Primer
Mixture used to ignite the propellant or powder charge
Round
Complete ammunition cartridge that contains all parts of ammunition; A military term meaning one single cartridge
Caliber
Caliber is a measurement used to identify different cartridge/projectile sizes. 
Gauge
Gauge is a measurement of shotgun bores derived from the number of bore-sized balls of lead per round
Law-enforcement most often uses these caliber and gauge types: 
Semi automatic pistol - 40 caliber, 45 caliber, 9 mm, and 10 mm
Revolver- 38 special, the .357 magnum
Shotgun- 12 gauge
Rifle/carbine- 223 Remington, 9 mm, and 10 mm
Armor-piercing
Made of solid carbon or tungsten steel coated with bright green Teflon; it has a considerably sharper point than most manufactured rounds. The round can pierce Protective body armor or steel. In Florida, it’s use or possession is illegal for anyone but law-enforcement 
Blank round
A round designed for training or noise; The casings cardboard material becomes a projectile when fired; The projectile cannot penetrate drywall or hollow core doors. However, it can penetrate soft body tissue. When fired at close range, it can cause serious injury or death. Do not discharge in the direction of others use extreme caution.
Frangible
Normally made of brass or copper dust held together with a resin material that disintegrates upon impact with steel or concrete; it can penetrate hollow core doors, drywall, or thin wood material
Full Metal Jacket
A round nose lead bullet completely covered with a copper jacket; sometimes called ball ammunition, it is normally of medium to high velocity. Used extensively by the military, it has low expansion and high penetration capabilities. The chance of Rickochet is high.
Hollow point
Lead or copper- jacketed lead with a hollow cavity in the bullet’s nose; as the bullet expands upon impact, it expands its kinetic energy. Since a hollow point bullet expands quickly, it does not penetrate as deeply as a round nose bullet. This design reduces ricochet. Usually of high velocity, it delivers maximum shock upon striking a surface of soft tissue.
