FBI Tactical Shooting & Response Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When engaging a threat from behind cover, what is the primary principle of the 'slice the pie' technique?
- Expose your full body to maximize field of view
- Gradually reveal threat areas in small angular increments while minimizing exposure (Correct answer)
- Move quickly around the corner to surprise the threat
- Stay stationary and wait for the threat to emerge
Correct answer: Gradually reveal threat areas in small angular increments while minimizing exposure
Slicing the pie involves slowly rotating around a corner in small increments to expose and clear the threat area while keeping your body protected behind cover.
Question 2: In a low-light tactical environment, what is the preferred method for searching an area with a handheld flashlight?
- Keep the light on continuously to maintain visibility
- Use the 'FBI technique' by holding the light away from your body (Correct answer)
- Mount the light directly to your weapon at all times
- Avoid using artificial light entirely to maintain concealment
Correct answer: Use the 'FBI technique' by holding the light away from your body
The FBI technique positions the light away from the body so that return fire aimed at the light source does not strike the operator.
Question 3: During a tactical reload, when should an agent perform this action?
- Only when the weapon runs empty and the slide locks back
- During a lull in the fight when the magazine is partially depleted (Correct answer)
- Immediately after every shot fired
- Only at the instructor's command on the range
Correct answer: During a lull in the fight when the magazine is partially depleted
A tactical reload is performed during a pause in action to replace a partially-spent magazine with a full one, retaining the partial magazine for potential later use.
Question 4: What does 'threat assessment' require an agent to evaluate before using deadly force?
- Only whether the suspect has a weapon visible
- Ability, opportunity, and jeopardy (AOJ) presented by the threat (Correct answer)
- The suspect's criminal history and outstanding warrants
- The availability of backup units before acting
Correct answer: Ability, opportunity, and jeopardy (AOJ) presented by the threat
The AOJ triad—Ability, Opportunity, and Jeopardy—forms the legal and tactical framework for determining if deadly force is justified.
Question 5: When transitioning from a long gun to a sidearm during a gunfight, what is the correct sequence?
- Holster the long gun, then draw the sidearm
- Drop the long gun and immediately draw the sidearm
- Let the long gun hang on its sling and draw the sidearm (Correct answer)
- Perform a speed reload on the long gun before transitioning
Correct answer: Let the long gun hang on its sling and draw the sidearm
Allowing the long gun to hang on its sling enables the fastest transition to the sidearm without losing either weapon.
Question 6: In a barricade situation, why is it tactically unsound to expose the same part of your body from the same position repeatedly?
- It causes physical fatigue more quickly
- It allows the adversary to predict your position and pre-aim (Correct answer)
- It violates department use-of-force policy
- It reduces your ammunition count faster
Correct answer: It allows the adversary to predict your position and pre-aim
Repeating the same exposure point creates a predictable pattern that an adversary can exploit by pre-aiming at that location.
Question 7: What is the purpose of a 'speed rock' technique when an adversary is at contact distance?
- To rapidly reload the firearm at close range
- To create distance by rocking back while drawing and firing at close range (Correct answer)
- To use the firearm as an impact weapon
- To transition from a two-hand to one-hand grip
Correct answer: To create distance by rocking back while drawing and firing at close range
The speed rock creates a slight rearward lean to move the muzzle away from a grappling adversary while allowing a draw and shot at near-contact distance.
FBI Tactical Shooting & Response Techniques 2
When engaging a threat from behind cover, what is the primary principle of the 'slice the pie' technique?