The importance of close quarter battle training when handling firearms

A huge part of law enforcement training simulates what happens in the real world. From hostage negotiation to handling bomb threats, FBI, police, and other law enforcement personnel follow several modules to sharpen themselves and become better at protecting the citizens of the country.

Close quarter battle, otherwise known as CQB training, is a perfect example of how law enforcement personnel prepare themselves for real world situations. Through CQB, candidates are taught the correct foundations of handling firearms and develops healthy habits. This is especially beneficial to people with dangerously faulty gun mannerisms.

CQB trainers address some of the most basic errors in handling firearms, such as simply being aware that a gun is an extremely dangerous weapon that can kill. This means it should never be pointed at a person, whether it is loaded or not. Over the years, there have been thousands of cases of casualties because of the careless handling of firearms, with people underestimating and not respecting its power.

Another one of the biggest problems CQB corrects is keeping one’s fingers off the trigger unless one is about to fire the weapon. Guns have incredibly sensitive triggers and a simple tremor in the body may cause accidental discharges.

CQB also teaches more advance techniques such as counting bullets, which could spell the difference between life and death when exchanging gunfire in the real world.

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Throughout his 15-year career, private investigator Adam Quirk has gained considerable experience in the investigation of drug diversion, violent crime, and bank robbery cases, and in interviewing witnesses and interrogating suspects during his stint with the FBI. For more on crime, check out this site.