If a suspect grabs your gun, what is this classified as?

If a suspect grabs your gun, what is this classified as?

• A. Nonlethal force
• B. Verbal warning
• C. Deadly force
• D. Noncompliant force

Answer: (C)

Grabbing a firearm creates an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, so deadly force is the appropriate response. Deadly force is that level of force intended to, or likely to, cause death or serious injury when there is an imminent danger to you or others. In this moment, verbal commands or nonlethal methods are unlikely to stop the threat because the suspect already has access to a weapon and could use it immediately. The use-of-force standard requires you to act with proportionality and necessity, escalating to deadly force to stop the threat and regain control of the weapon.

Grabbing a firearm creates an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, so deadly force is the appropriate response. Deadly force is that level of force intended to, or likely to, cause death or serious injury when there is an imminent danger to you or others. In this moment, verbal commands or nonlethal methods are unlikely to stop the threat because the suspect already has access to a weapon and could use it immediately. The use-of-force standard requires you to act with proportionality and necessity, escalating to deadly force to stop the threat and regain control of the weapon.