Each police officer has his own service pistol - a personal weapon assigned only to him. The police are an armed state executive body. In order to fulfill their direct duties, to prevent delinquency and to detain criminals, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have the right to use the service firearms assigned to each policeman. The procedure for obtaining your service pistol has its own nuances and difficulties. Only having surrendered to the perfectly theoretical part of the fire training and strictly observing the security measures during firing can one be awarded personal weapons.
Who is allowed to carry weapons?
A service weapon can be assigned to a police officer only if he has taken an oath of allegiance to his people. In addition, he must graduate from the university of the law enforcement system or be officially in the rank-and-file or senior staff of the internal affairs bodies. Mandatory requirements for candidates to assign weapons to them are passing the theoretical part of knowledge of the bases for using weapons, perfect knowledge of the material part, rules of conduct with weapons in the service and during training firing. The security measures during the firing of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation were regulated by its order issued in 2012 under the number 1030 dsk. What is characteristic of all these points is the requirement for grades for each test. Any rating below "excellent" sends the applicant to a new circle of change. After all the assignments are passed “excellent”, employees are solemnly handed their personal (for the time of service) pistols. In the future, a police officer with a service weapon is personally responsible for its technical condition and safety.
Training firing
With the aim of training law enforcement officials in marking, accurate shooting, and quick reaction to changing conditions, a course of shooting from small arms was developed. Training and training firing is carried out on days determined by the authorities in specially equipped places - shooting ranges, shooting ranges, training ranges. Security measures during firing from small arms are established by regulatory documents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the shooting, the roles of each participant are clearly defined. There is a shooting commander, his assistants, sentinels, a shift on duty, a forthcoming shift. Each shooter is given cartridges, which he carefully inspects. Then the weapons are loaded at the command of the firing commander. When the weapon is loaded, each shooter reports readiness for shooting. Exclusively on the command "Fire!" shooting opens. After the ammunition in the weapon ends, he is inspected and sent to the targets to count the points scored and give ratings. Observing safety measures during firing, shooters receive extremely positive ratings.
Safety requirements
For firing pistols of Makarov’s design (PM), there are more than 15 exercises to perform. Security measures during firing from PM are no different from those during firing from carbines, machine guns and rifles. The basic rules are spelled out in an order regulating the procedure for conducting training firing:
- It is forbidden to take out a weapon from a holster without a team;
- it is forbidden to direct weapons towards people, buildings;
- It is forbidden to charge weapons without a command;
- it is forbidden to open and conduct fire without a command, in prohibited directions, or in case of loss of a landmark, or in the presence of a prohibitory signal;
- It is forbidden to leave weapons unattended, to transfer them to third parties.
In addition, the shooter must independently stop shooting if he notices people, flying objects or other obstacles in his field of vision. Security measures during the firing were developed and embodied in reality to preserve the life and health of the shooters, ensure the safety of weapons, therefore, are mandatory.
Weapon requirements
Before firing, the commanders determine the type of weapon and the type of exercise that the arrows will perform. After the documents are prepared, the firing commander, following the rules, receives weapons (pistols or machine guns) in the duty unit. It is necessary to check the numbers on the parts and details of the weapon and compare them with the numbers in the documents. After that, the technical condition of each unit is checked. It is checked whether the weapon is loaded, whether there is a cartridge in the chamber, how the parts and parts interact with each other. At the end, a trigger trigger is released. A police officer inspects weapons and ammunition for contamination. Particular attention is required here to the bore, it must be cleaned to a shine. Given that firing at the police department is carried out regularly, there is a certain officer who regularly performs the above actions. The security measures during the firing from the PM PM of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation were settled several years ago, so the algorithm of actions was learned by heart, brought to automaticity.
Responsibility for Violations
Despite the fact that there are instructions in the regulatory documents that regulate the course of firing, sometimes extraordinary situations arise. Security measures are violated during the firing. As a result of violations, people suffer. In such cases , official checks are carried out, the perpetrators are identified. The severity of the consequences of an emergency situation determines what kind of responsibility a person will bear. This can be both a disciplinary action and criminal proceedings.
Conclusion
For employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who have undergone some training and passed the standards, service weapons are assigned. To raise the level of possession of weapons conducted training firing. Safety measures during firing and handling of weapons are clearly spelled out in regulatory enactments and require the strictest compliance with all requirements.