Weapons Flashcards
Firearm Criteria for Use
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.
Handcuffs Criteria for Use
•The decision to handcuff rests with you.
•Officer safety is paramount.
•You are justified in handcuffing prisoners only when they have tried to escape, or to prevent escape or injury to themselves or others.
Defensive Spray Criteria for Use
Use defensive sprays only for:
•protection of human life,
•a less lethal option for controlling people, where violent resistance or
confrontation occurs (or is likely to occur),
•Protection against animals.
Baton Criteria for Use
•The decision to use your baton rests with you.
•You may use your baton if in danger of being overpowered or to protect yourself or others from injury.
•The force used must always be reasonable.
When considering the discharge of a CEW:
Officers should consider all tactical options available to them in the Tactical Options Model.
Before removing the CEW from the holster, officers will:
assess if the deployment of the CEW is the best option for the prevailing situation having regard to the criteria to discharge a Taser.
Taser Criteria for Use
•To protect human life,
•To protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is occurring or imminent,
•To protect an officer/s in danger of being overpowered or
•To protect themselves or another person from the risk of actual bodily harm, or
•Protection from animals
The Ten Fatal Errors are:
1. Lack of knowledge, apathy and/or complacency
2. Taking a Bad Position
3. Failure to Recognise Danger Signs
4. Poor or No Search
5. Failure to Handcuff
6. Failure to Watch Hands
7. Relaxing too soon
8. Making False Assumptions
9. Tombstone Courage
10. Sleepy or Asleep on the Job
What are the General Firearms Safety Principles?
1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded;
2. Be conscious of where the muzzle of the firearm is pointed at all times; never allow the muzzle of a firearm to cover another person unless it is required in 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.
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.
What is a safe direction?
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.
What is the definition of a glock?
The Glock Pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self-loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.
What are the three safety features of a glock pistol?
1. Trigger safety
2. Firing pin safety
3. Drop safety
What are the three steps that must occur for a firearm to discharge?
- The firearm must be a functional, working model.
- There must be a round in the chamber; and
- Someone must pull the trigger.
What is the Functioning Sequence of the Glock 22 Police issue Pistol?
1.FIRING - Of the chambered round
2.UNLOCKING - Of the slide
3.EXTRACTING - the fired case from the chamber
4.EJECTING - The fired case from the pistol
5.FEEDING – A round from the magazine into the chamber
6.LOCKING INTO BATTERY – Round chambered, slide locked fully forward – ready to fire
7.LOCKING OPEN (Last Shot) – Magazine follower engages slide stop lever and locks slide open
What are the ten Tactical options available for an officer when confronting a subject in the Tactical Options Model?
1. Officer Presence
2. Communication
3. Weaponless Control
4. OC Spray
5. Baton
6. Firearm
7. Contain & Negotiate
8. Tactical Disengagement
9. Conducted Electrical Weapon
10. Active Armed Offender Tactics
