- This will vary due to staging needs, but ideally anyone with a gun should be six or more feet away from the person they are guarding/about to shoot. Any closer and the prisoner has the chance to take the weapon. If the prisoner acts up or makes a move, the soldier would actually move further away to prepare to fire and clarify the shot.
- For a prisoner of war, the fight is over. Traditionally, when a prisoner behaves their life is no longer at risk. If a prisoner does act up, chances are very good they will be shot to provide an example for other prisoners and to flatten possible rebellion.
- To frisk a prisoner, the soldier will always hand their weapon to a fellow solider and then conduct the search.
- Prisoners are also soldiers and may potentially be looking for an opportunity to snatch a weapon.
- Behavior with a weapon (shouldering, handing it off to someone) depends on proximity to and security of prisoners.
- Be aware of firing angles - what is the possibility that you will hit a fellow soldier?
- Always keep both hands on the gun, until you make a deliberate decision to shoulder or hand off your weapon.
Tying up prisoners:
- Practice tying 'knots', becoming very familiar with the action of tying someone up - it should feel like second nature.
- You do not need actual knots, just loops that you can tighten.
Firearms Training video
Four Rules:
- All guns are always loaded.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
- Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
- Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
—Jeff Cooper
*Gun Safety and Mindset*
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