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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: |
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* "]", striking with the ] of a firearm.<ref></ref> |
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* ], striking someone with a ].<ref></ref> |
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* Striking with a rifle's ] without a ].<ref>{{cite web|quote="Then I grabbed the AK (assault rifle), which was at his feet, and started muzzle thumping him in the head with it."|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1539905/us-soldier-how-we-stopped-train-gunman|title=US Soldier: How We Stopped Train Gunman|work=Sky News|date=22 Aug 2015}}</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> It is also an effective battle strategy when ammunition supply is low, since knocking out enemies without firing the gun allows the user to save as many bullets as possible for later, more critical use. |
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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 close quarter fighting, 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/> |
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] 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 0-8493-8163-0, </ref> |
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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 0-397-47220-X, </ref> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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