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Table of Contents About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Nature & Extent of Force in Police Work2 Becoming a Proficient Shooter. . . . . .12 About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Chapter 2 Firearms-Related Laws. . . . . . . . . . .23 Terms Related to Force & Excessive Force24 Supreme Court Decisions & the Use of Force by Police26 Making Effective Force Decisions . . . .30 Civil Liability & Force. . . . . . . . .41 State & Federal Efforts in Controlling Firearms-Related Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 The Use of Force by Citizens . . . . . .53 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Chapter 3 Firearms Nomenclature. . . . . . . . . . .61 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Firearm Definitions. . . . . . . . . . .62 Handgun Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . .73 Long Guns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Ammunition Nomenclature. . . . . . . . .84 The Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Chapter 4 Firearms Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 The Four Fundamentals of Firearms Safety94 Making Firearms Safe . . . . . . . . . .98 Range Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Hearing & Eye Protection on the Range. 110 Accidental/Unintentional Discharges. . 112 Ammunition Safety Issues . . . . . . . 114 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Chapter 5 Breathing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Respiratory Physiology . . . . . . . . 124 Controlling the Breathing. . . . . . . 132 Developing Proper Breathing. . . . . . 134 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Chapter 6 Stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Principles of an Effective Stance. . . 145 Shooting Stances . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Chapter 7 The Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Principles of a Good Grip. . . . . . . 159 The Master Grip. . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Chapter 8 Sight Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 The Physiology of the Human Eye. . . . 173 Principles of Sight Alignment. . . . . 180 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Chapter 9 Trigger Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Principles of Effective Trigger Control190 Problems with Trigger Control. . . . . 195 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Chapter 10 Follow Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Principles of Follow Through . . . . . 199 Problems with Follow Through . . . . . 204 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Chapter 11 The Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 The Holster & the Draw . . . . . . . . 207 The Four Principles of the Draw. . . . 209 The Principles of Reholstering . . . . 213 Problems with the Draw . . . . . . . . 215 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Chapter 12 Reloading Techniques . . . . . . . . . . 221 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Principles of Reloads. . . . . . . . . 221 Reloading Using the Hand-Over Technique225 Administrative Reloads . . . . . . . . 226 Tactical & Combat Reloads. . . . . . . 229 Problems with Reloads. . . . . . . . . 235 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Chapter 13 Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Causes of Malfunctions & Stoppages . . 239 The Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Types of Malfunctions & Stoppages. . . 242 Clearing Malfunctions & Stoppages. . . 247 Common Mistakes in Clearing Malfunctions & Stoppages252 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Chapter 14 Cover & Concealment. . . . . . . . . . . 257 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 CONCEALMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 The Cover & Concealment Hierarchy. . . 261 Using Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 The Glancing and Controlling Techniques267 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Chapter 15 Post-Shooting Procedures . . . . . . . . 277 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Managing a Post-Shooting Scene . . . . 277 What Happens During a Shooting?. . . . 281 Coping with Shooting-Related Stress. . 287 Post-Shooting Legal Procedures . . . . 294 The Rights of Police Officers. . . . . 298 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Chapter 16 Off-Duty Considerations. . . . . . . . . 309 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Departmental Regulations & Off-Duty Carry309 Concealed Carry - Two Perspectives . . 310 Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Off-Duty Carry312 Training Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . 319 What to Do in a Situation. . . . . . . 321 Family Members and Significant Others. 323 Off-Duty "Nevers". . . . . . . . . . . 324 Selecting the Off-Duty Weapon. . . . . 326 Firearms Finishes. . . . . . . . . . . 327 The Law Enforcement Safety Act of 2004 331 HOME STORAGE CONSIDERATIONS. . . . . . 332 CIVIL & CRIMINAL LIABILITY . . . . . . 336 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Chapter 17 Ballistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Interior Ballistics. . . . . . . . . . 341 EXTERIOR BALLISTICS. . . . . . . . . . 342 Terminal Ballistics. . . . . . . . . . 348 Mechanics of Projectile Wounding . . . 356 Terminal Ballistics & Incapacitation Effects361 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Chapter 18 Target Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Performance vs. Outcome. . . . . . . . 373 Target Analysis Techniques . . . . . . 374 Other Common Shot Problems . . . . . . 383 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Police training.
Firearms -- Use in crime prevention -- Study and teaching.
Police -- Equipment and supplies.
Firearms.