Trooper School Firearms Study Guide

Three basic groups that the Glock breaks into.

Slide, Receiver, Mag

Five features of the slide group

Barrel, spring, front sight, rear sight, slide

Nine features of the receiver group

Trigger, trigger guard, trigger lever safety, grip, accessory rail, slide lock, slide stop lever, backstrap, mag catch

Four features of mag group

Mag-plate, tube, follower, spring

Seven basic fundamentals of shooting

stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breath control, trigger control, follow through

Forcible Felony

Any felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any person.

Great Bodily Harm

Harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, rendering a member of his or her body useless, or by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member therof.

Excessive Force

Force in excess of what a reasonable police officer would believe as necessary.

Deadly force

The use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person.

Color of Law

Situations where individuals, who are acting in an official capacity or under the authority of a government agency or office, violate someone’s civil rights. It describes the appearance of legal authority or an apparently legal right that may not actually exist. The term is often used to describe the abuse of power under the guise of state authority, and is therefor illegal.

Tunnel Vision

Hyper focused on what is happening in front of you and not around you.

Objective reasonableness

Established for evaluating excessive force claims. Requires that an officer’s use of force be reasonably balanced.

18 USC 241

According to this statute, if two or more persons conspire to injure any person in anywhere with the intent to interfere with their free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to them by the Constitution or laws of the United States, they may face legal consequences.

18 USC 242

Anyone who intentionally deprives a person of their constitutional or protected rights while acting under the authority of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom can be penalized.

Federal Civil Rights Act of 1871

Allows individuals to sue when their federally protected rights are violated, including First Amendment rights, Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

42 USC 1983

Establishes the right to sue any state or federal official who violates an individual’s constitutional or legal rights. Allows individuals to seek legal remedies when their rights are violated.

Who does O.C.G.A. 16-3-21 apply to?

Use of force in defense of self or others. A person is justified in threatening or using force against another if they reasonably believe it’s necessary to defend themselves, a third person, or prevent imminent unlawful force.

Who does O.C.G.A. 17-4-20 apply to?

Outlines the authorization of arrests with and without warrants in Georgia and use of deadly force.

Tennessee v. Garner

Officer shot and killed a suspect fleeing. Law enforcement officers may not use deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect unless they have probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others. Considered to be a violation of an individuals Fourth Amendment rights.

Graham v. Connor

Established the proper measure to determine whether a law enforcement officer’s use of force is excessive. The “objective reasonableness” test under the 4th Amendment.

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Adam

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Boy

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Charles

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David

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Edward

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Frank

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George

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Henry

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Ida

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John

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King

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Lincoln

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Mary

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Nora

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Ocean

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Paul

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Queen

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Robert

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Sam

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Tom

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Victor

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William

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Young

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Zebra

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Slide Lock

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Trigger Guard

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Trigger Lever Safety

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Trigger

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Mag Catch

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Grip

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Front Strap

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Magazine Floor Plate

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Back Strap

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Frame/Receiver

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Slide Cover Plate

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Rear Sight

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Slide Stop Lever

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Slide

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Muzzle(barrel)

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Accessory Rail

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Cartridges arranged in double rows

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Window for each cartridge

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Follower

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Magazine Spring

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Hardened steel tube

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Polymer Jacket

Code sections about when you are allowed to draw your weapon.

There are NO code sections that state when you may draw your state issued weapon.

Forcible Felonies that are crimes against persons

Aggravated Battery, Rape, Kidnapping

Great Bodily Harm

Depriving someone of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, or by seriously disfiguring his or her body or a member thereof.

Under Graham, the current and 1983 excessive force test considers three factors…

Severity, Immediacy, Resistance

Excessive Force

Refers to force in the excess of what a reasonable police officer would believe as necessary.

Deadly force

Also known as lethal force; the use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person.

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Civil code

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Criminal code