HIC Defensive Shooting Concepts & Tactics

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of teaching defensive shooting concepts to handgun students?

Accepted Answer

To equip students to effectively protect themselves and others from lethal threats

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To prepare students for competitive shooting events

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To improve accuracy for recreational target shooting

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To meet minimum qualifications for law enforcement employment

Question 2

The 'Tueller Drill' (21-foot rule) demonstrates that an attacker with an edged weapon at 21 feet can typically close the distance before an average person can:

Accepted Answer

Draw and fire a defensive shot

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Move to a covered position

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Issue a verbal warning to stop

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Perform a lateral step to create distance

Question 3

In a defensive shooting context, 'situational awareness' is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Continuously observing and evaluating your environment for potential threats

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Carrying multiple firearms for different threat scenarios

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Maintaining peak physical fitness for combat readiness

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Memorizing all applicable state self-defense statutes

Question 4

In defensive shooting, 'cover' is correctly defined as:

Accepted Answer

A physical object that stops or deflects incoming projectiles

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Any object that blocks an attacker's line of sight to you

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A position from which you can fire without being observed

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Moving rapidly between firing positions to avoid being targeted

Question 5

The 'failure drill,' also known as the Mozambique drill, involves firing in which sequence?

Accepted Answer

Two shots to center mass, then one shot to the head

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One shot to center mass, then one precision headshot

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Two shots to the pelvic girdle, then one to center mass

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Three rapid shots to center mass only

Question 6

When engaging multiple threats in a defensive shooting scenario, which principle should guide target prioritization?

Accepted Answer

Prioritize the most immediate and dangerous threat first

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Always engage the farthest threat first to buy reaction time

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Engage threats in the order detected, moving left to right

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Perform a full reload before transitioning to each new target

Question 7

The 'OODA Loop' concept applicable to defensive shooting decision-making stands for:

Accepted Answer

Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

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Operate, Offset, Defend, Assess

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Observe, Optimize, Deploy, Aim

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Orient, Operate, Decide, Attack