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LEO Firearms – Questions With Complete Answers
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LEO Firearms – Questions With Complete AnswersShooting hand Right Ans - the hand you shoot the firearm with
Support hand Right Ans - hand that assists the shooting hand
Most important element of firearms training Right Ans - Safety
Everytime you pick up, put down, hand a firearm to another person you do
what Right Ans - Safety check
Pulling back the slide to the locked position or opening the cylinder or bolt to
physically and visually check that the firearm is not loaded Right Ans -
Safety check
Do not rely on what to determine if a firearm is loaded Right Ans - Memory
A safe direction is generally muzzle pointed down at _____ angle away from
your body with finger outside the trigger guard Right Ans - 45 degree
Never point a firearm at anyone or anything that you do not intend to ______
whether loaded or not Right Ans - shoot
Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard when Right
Ans - drawing or holstering the firearm
When do you clean a firearm? Right Ans - each time it is fired
When do you never clean a firearm Right Ans - when it's loaded
Perform a safety check each time Right Ans - you are issued or return a
firearm
Always keep the firearm _____________ until you are told to perform an action.
Right Ans - secure and in its holster
Action Right Ans - mechanism of a firearm involved with presenting the
round or cartridge for firing
,Removing the spent casing and introducing a fresh round or cartridge is
known as Right Ans - cycling the gun
Spent casing refers to Right Ans - metal part of ammunition that is ejected
from the weapon when a round is fired
Always point unholstered firearms where Right Ans - safe direction
FL Statute 790.001 Right Ans - A person who stores or leaves on a
premises under his or her own control, a loaded firearm and who knows that
a minor is likely to gain access to the firearm without lawful permission
When an officers use of force us justified Right Ans - apprehend a subject
and make an arrest and to defend themselves or others
Chapter 776, F.S. Right Ans - Governs all use of force by criminal justice
officers.
Deadly force Right Ans - force likely to cause death or great bodily harm
You should never fire a firearm unless Right Ans - you are faced with a
deadly force encounter
Use of force may be an officers ______ and ______ response to a perceived threat
Right Ans - First, only
Deadly force can cause Right Ans - great bodily harm or no harm at all
Bullet Right Ans - Portion of the cartridge that becomes a projectile when
in flight
Crimp (Shotgun Only) Right Ans - The part of the case mouth that bends
inward to grip the bullet; with shotgun shells, the term applies to the closure
at the case mouth.
Shot (Shotgun only) Right Ans - Spherical pellets of various sizes, usually
made of lead
, Case/Casing Right Ans - the metal or plastic container that holds all parts
of a round of ammunition: primer, powder charge, and bullet
Wad (Shotgun only) Right Ans - The only part not found in any other
centerfire cartridge; this is used to seal/confine gases; can be made of plastic
or compressed cardboard
Powder Right Ans - propellant used in most firearms; produces a large
volume of gas when ignited
Headstamp Right Ans - Markings found on the head of ammunition that
indicate caliber or gauge and identify manufacturer.
Rim Right Ans - The edge on the base of a cartridge case that stops the
progress of the case into the chamber
Primer Right Ans - mixture used to ignite the propellant or powder charge
Round Right Ans - Complete ammunition cartridge that contains all parts
of ammunition; a military term meaning one single cartridge.
Ammunition can be identified by Right Ans - examining the caliber or
gauge found on the cartridge's headstamp
Caliber Right Ans - A measurement used to identify different cartridge
(projectile) sizes.
Caliber is determined by measuring the: Right Ans - diameter of the bore of
the firearm
Gauge Right Ans - A measurement of shotgun bores derived from the
number of bore-sized balls of lead per pound.
Semiautomatic pistol calibers Right Ans - 40 cal, .45 caliber, 9 mm, 10 mm
Revolver calibers Right Ans - 38 special, .357 magnum
Shotgun gauge Right Ans - 12 Gauge
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