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| == Use == | == Use == | ||
| Use of a firearm as a blunt weapon is usually seen in ], or when ] for the firearm has run out<ref>http://www.your-krav-maga-expert.com/gun-blunt-weapon.html</ref>. | 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>. | ||
| 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 |
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 blunt-force injuries 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> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Firearms as blunt weapons is the practice of using a firearm as a blunt weapon, rather than the conventional role of shooting with it. Examples of this include:
- "Butt stroking", striking with the butt stock of a firearm.
- Pistol-whipping, striking someone with a handgun.
Use
Use of a firearm as a blunt weapon is usually seen in close quarter fighting, or when ammunition for the firearm has run out.
New recruits of the Israel Defense Forces undergo training on the safe practice of using the M16 assault rifle 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 muzzle, and using the butt stock as a weapon.
In addition to usage in warfare, firearms may be used to beat a person. Forensic medicine recognizes evidence for various types of blunt-force injuries produced by firearms. For example, "pistol-whipping" typically leaves semicircular or triangular lacerations of skin produced by the butt of a pistol.
References
- "Butt Stroke"
- "Pistol whipping"
- ^ http://www.your-krav-maga-expert.com/gun-blunt-weapon.html
- "Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques", Vincent J.M. DiMaio, 1999, ISBN 0849381630, pp. 270-271