TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Evaluation of tactical movement and firearm draw performance during charging knife attacks
JO  - Police practice and research
A1  - Kantor, Michael A.
A1  - Reiner, Susannah
A1  - Pettitt, Robert W.
SP  - 101
EP  - 109
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - The study evaluated firearm draw performance (FDP), trigger cadence (TC), and survivability rate (SR) against charging knife attacks (KA) from different distances utilizing different movement tactics. Twenty active-duty law enforcement officers (age = 36.9±10.6 y.) outfitted with wearable motion sensors and a practice pistol executed three randomized defensive tactics against an attacker charging from four distances armed with a rubber knife. FDP during the charging KA trials spanned between 0.87 and 1.19 s, compared to the baseline FDP (no duress) of 1.41 ± 0.3 s. TC was between 0.21 and 0.29 s to discharge two rounds. Using a firearm from 30 ft had 100% SR, 21 ft had 95% SR, 15 ft had 58.33% SR, and 10 ft had 15% SR. Backward (72.5%) was the safest movement response, followed by lateral (71.25%), then stationary (57.5%). Improving FDP around 1s, a lateral or backward movement in response to getting charged, and shortening the firearm draw, specifically at 21 ft and closer are recommended against KAs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1561-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2023.2222872
ID  - ref1
ER  -