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	'''Firearm as a blunt weapon''' or '''firearm as a blunt instrument'' is the practice of using a firearm as a ], rather than the conventional role of ] with it. Examples of this include:
	* "]", striking with the ] of a firearm<ref></ref>.
	* ], striking someone with a ]<ref></ref>.

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	== Use ==
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	Use of a firearm as a blunt weapon is usually seen in ], or when ] for the firearm has run out<ref name=kmaga>http://www.your-krav-maga-expert.com/gun-blunt-weapon.html</ref>.
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	New recruits of the ] undergo training on the safe practice of using the ] ] as a blunt weapon, mainly so that in ] the weapon cannot be pulled away from them. Other training includes the recruit learning how to jab parts of the body with the ], and using the ] as a weapon.<ref name=kmaga/>

	In addition to usage in warfare, firearms may be used to beat a person. ] recognizes evidence for various types of ] produced by firearms. For example, "pistol-whipping" typically leaves semicircular or triangular lacerations of skin produced by the butt of a pistol.<ref>"Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques", Vincent J.M. DiMaio, 1999, ISBN 0849381630, </ref>

	In armed robberies, beating the victims with firearms is a more common way to complete the robbery, rather than to shoot or stab them. <ref>"Robbery and the Criminal Justice System", by John E. Conklin, 1972, ISBN 039747220X, </ref>

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