section_path: Use as a blunt weapon
section_name: Use as a blunt weapon
paragraph_text: Use as a blunt weapon
  
  Firearms can be used as blunt weapons, for instance to conserve limited ammunition or when ammunition has run out entirely.
  
  New recruits of the Israel Defense Forces undergo training on the safe practice of using the M16 rifle as a blunt weapon, mainly so that in close-quarter fighting, the weapon cannot be pulled away from them. Other training includes the recruit learning how to jab parts of the body with the muzzle and using the butt stock as a weapon.
  
  Forensic medicine recognizes evidence for various types of blunt-force injuries produced by firearms. For example, "pistol-whipping" typically leaves semicircular or triangular lacerations of skin produced by the butt of a pistol.
  
  In armed robberies, beating the victims with firearms is a more common way to complete the robbery, rather than shooting or stabbing them.
  
  Examples include: