Search Result: Improvised Weapons

What happens if a suspect has closed in on you to a point where you do not have time to clear a handgun jam, replace an ECD cartridge, or re-holster a canister of OC spray? Training to use your force option tools as impact weapons may help prepare you for such an encounter and could help stop or slow an assault against you.

In many cases, the victims of stabbings never knew the knives were in play. Their first indication that something was wrong was when they saw blood. And that's often too late.

When you're involved in a life-and-death battle where someone is grabbing your gun, anything in your hand can be used as an equalizer to help you gain control of your gun and gain control of the suspect by striking him in the face or head.

Footage of improvised weapons being applied to watermelons for an improvised backup weapons article in POLICE Magazine. "We wanted to test something that was somewhat similar to a human," said Al Abidin of Cutting Edge Combat. "And yes we ate both melons afterwards.