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Moving to his fl ank while taking care to avoid muzzling your striking hand presents a moving target to the suspect while transitioning from the holster to interrupting the eye-target line with the weapon.
Other Options? No one can decide pre-fi ght what is going to work in any given situation—which is one of the reasons techniques are a poor training choice. Only you will be able to solve your problem. T e principles to abide by in any situation where you are in touching proxim- ity to a fi rearm are: Target seek and put weapons to tar- gets©. If there is an open target, reason- ably strike, bite, knee, shove, or shoot him with his weapon or with yours.
Move in angles and circles©. Whether you are moving or you are physically moving him, all movement is at an angle to or from him, or in a circle.
Body parts to body mass©. If you touch him, that body part is welded to your body, forcing him to deal with your body weight rather than just your strength. If you touch his weapon, it gets welded on to him or to you (paying attention to the
12 The Police Marksman Jan-Feb 2014 muzzle direction at all times).
Put the resisting suspect to the ground IMMEDIATELY!© As soon as pos- sible, get him to the ground—hard.
Some solutions in the past to a weapon being drawn in proximity have included: Don’t fi ght over a weapon in his waist- band or pocket. If you get a hand on his handgun or over his hand hold- ing a handgun in either his pocket or waistband, don’t fi ght for it—press the weapon into him and just pull the trig- ger (making sure your leg(s) is not in the line of fi re). It’s a deadly force situation, so employ deadly force.
Slap at in-hand weapons to divert the muzzle, then press the weapon and his gun-elbow to your body…then fi ght. If his weapon is within touching distance, slap it, don’t grab. Grabbing is muscu- lar and slow; slapping is quick and uses
the weight of your hand (average: three pounds) to move the muzzle. Close rapidly and pull that weapon sideways into your chest, pressing it as hard as possible. Keep the muzzle away from your body parts and toward his. If safe, press the trigger, hitting him or creating a malfunction (and be prepared for the muzzle blast). Strikes can include your forehead to any part of his lower face and nose, and knee strikes to his soft lower parts (groin and thighs), setting him up for you to shoot him or take him down. If safe, draw your weapon and shoot him (proximity shots to the femoral triangle, armpit, or supraclavic- ular triangle are best, as are shots to the side and rear of the head, neck, or back.
Slap at the in-hand weapon to divert the muzzle, then press the weapon into his body…then fi ght. After slap- ping it, he may pull the handgun back
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