NC BLET 2021 Firearms(questions and answers)updated to pass

NC BLET 2021 Firearms What is the N.C.G.S that allows for officers to use deadly force? - correct answers N.C.G.S.15A-401(d)(2) When is a LEO justified in using deadly force? - correct answers 1. [To] defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force. 2. [To] effect an arrest or to prevent the escape from custody of a person who he reasonably believes is attempting to escape by means of a deadly weapon, or who by his conduct or any other means indicates that he presents an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to others unless apprehended without delay. 3. [To] prevent the escape of a person from custody imposed upon him as a result of CONVICTION FOR A FELONY. Generally, there are two types of handguns. What are they? - correct answers 1. Semi-Automatic Handguns (Your duty weapon / Glocks) 2. Revolvers Revolvers evolved as the dominant weapon issued to law enforcement officers until the early..? - correct answers 1990s Since the mid-1990s, semi-automatics began to evolve as..? - correct answers The preferred handgun for law enforcement officers to the point that revolvers are seldom seen as issue handguns unless it is a back-up or off-duty handgun. The principle of the revolver is that a..? - correct answers Cylinder with separately loaded chambers (usually six) revolves as the weapon is cocked or the action is pulled through, thereby aligning each chamber with the barrel and firing pin in succession. The double-action revolver can be fired by..? - correct answers 1. Cocking the hammer and then pressing the trigger 2. Squeezing the trigger only, making the hammer pull back and fall all in one motion Most cylinders of Smith and Wesson revolvers rotate..? - correct answers Counterclockwise The cylinders of Colt revolvers rotate..? - correct answers Clockwise The cylinder latches of various makes of revolvers do..? - correct answers Not all work the same. For example, the cylinder latch on a Smith and Wesson must be pushed forward, while on a Colt, the latch must be pulled back, and on the Ruger, it is pushed into the frame. When shooting a revolver the shooter needs to learn to hold the handgun in the..? - correct answers Support hand and load with the dominant hand. Semi-automatic pistols are used almost unanimously by law enforcement agencies in the United States and are issued by every law enforcement agency in..? - correct answers North Carolina who issues a duty handgun. What is a Slide back, or emergency reload? - correct answers A slide back or emergency reload when the weapon is empty, and the slide is locked to the rear. Drop the empty magazine, insert a new magazine, and pull the slide to the rear to chamber a round. What is a Slide forward reload? - correct answers There are two types of reloads when the slide is forward: magazine change and magazine save. a) Magazine change: Drop the old magazine, insert a new magazine, and continue. Since there is a live round left in the chamber, there is no need to rack the slide. (b) Magazine save: Obtain the new magazine and bring to the base of the grip. Release the old magazine capturing it in the support hand, insert the new magazine, then secure the old magazine rather than dropping it; or remove the old magazine and secure it, then insert a new magazine. Some of the more commonly used semi-automatics in law enforcement are the..? - correct answers Glock, Smith & Wesson M&P, Sig Sauer, and Beretta pistols. The Sig Sauers and Berettas are known as traditional double-action semi-automatics and function like..? - correct answers The revolver for the first shot. They are carried with the trigger forward and the hammer down. By pulling the trigger, the shooter cocks the weapon and fires all in one motion. After firing the first round, the weapon cocks itself, the hammer remaining rearward. Subsequent rounds are fired by pulling the trigger single-action. Shotguns are usually smooth bored, while handguns and rifles usually have some sort of cuts to them. What are these called? - correct answers Longitudinal grooves, cut spirally into the bore of their barrels. The ridges or raised portions between the grooves are called lands. These grooves cause a bullet to spin as it travels in the barrel after being fired and makes it subsequent travel outside the barrel more stable and accurate What makes up modern ammunition? - correct answers 1. The case 2. The primer 3. The Powder Charge 4. The Bullet There are two types of powders. What are they and what are their differences? - correct answers 1. Modern smokeless powder when ignited in the open burns at a rather slow, sustained rate. Confined in the chamber of the firearm, however, the powder burns so fast it appears to explode. There are many kinds of smokeless powders of various grain and composition, for use in different guns. The basic difference lies in the burning rate and the amount of gas produced. 2. Black powder, on the other hand, is less stable than smokeless powder and has explosive qualities, whether burned in confined areas or not. It has no sustained rate of burning. Misfire is the term used to describe..? - correct answers the situation where the primer fails to ignite the powder charge Hang fire represents the temporary..? - correct answers failure of the primer Squib load is the term used to describe the situation where a cartridge is loaded with a primer but..? - correct answers no powder or insufficient powder