Using firearms in extraordinary situations

This Bachelor thesis is focused on incidents of firearms using. It points out at the necessity of preparedness of the Integrated Rescue System for active shooter attack with the using of firearms. Extremely insidious behavior of the offender is for the Integrated Rescue System very difficult and demanding. The main objective of this thesis is theoretically and empirically map the issue of incidents with using of firearms. Availability of literature on the issue was limited althought the subject is attractive to the media. The theoretical part is defined the theoretical background and basic concepts incidents with the using of firearms. I also follow up illegal arming, acquisition, ownership, possession and carrying of weapons or ammunition. I was defining the conditions for obtaining a gun license and permission to use guns. Next I attended to the legitimate using of firearms by the citizens and the Czech Police. I also point out specific incidents related to firearms in the Czech Republic and abroad. It illustrates the topicality of the theme. In the last part I describe the psychological characteristics of the active shooter. The practical part consists of empirical quantitative research. Its main objective was descriptively chart the trend of emergencies with the using of firearms in the Czech Republic. Police Presidium of the Czech Rep in the first phase of the negotiations agreed with the implementation of the research term within 10 years. Subsequently Police Presidium gave only detailed data for analysis in the timeframe of 3 years (i.e. 2012 2014). There are also formulated four research questions. For the method I opted - content analysis of the text twhich I realized in a quantitative way. By defining a core set of texts I have analyzed official documents official statistics of the Police Presidium of the Czech Rep, Department of Computer Science and Information Technology Operation, and documents internal regulations and guidelines of the Police of the Czech Rep. I worked with two files: the basic (ie. Total), and a sample. In my investigation I used a variaty of choice a deliberate choice. The basic set is the set of all 82 territorial departments of the Police of the Czech Republic. The selection included a total of two local unions: one from South Bohemia - Czech Budejovice and the other from Central Bohemia Pribram. Sample size influenced the number of variables interest. With regard to the size of the universe and the amount of collected data, I prefered the time of the expected 10 years to 3 years. Quantification sense units investigated their frequency, i.e. the absolute number (ni), the relative number (FI%) and diameter. Based on our investigation there were confirmed two research questions and two negative results. The survey confirmed the differences in the Framework, development trend, the nature and frequency of incidents with using a firearm in selected locations of Regional Department Pribram and Czech Budejovice. In Czech Budejovice, the number of attacks has increased, but in smaller numbers to the commission of using a firearm. In Pribram, on average, for more than half of the attacks is used a firearm. The survey confirmed the compliance framework dominating the category of the crime robbery, where there is more than half of all incidents at that reason. In the using of type of weapon by the perpetrator, it was found that the most commonly used short firearms are pistols and revolvers. Finally, I summarize my whole work, evaluate results and recommend some solutions and methods of preparation and I also explain why it is important to address this issue and to prepare citizens and members of the basic components of the IRS to prevent incidents and solutions. Good preparedness can help professionals to overcome these situations both in personal as well as professional life. Prevention and preparedness are fundamental to successful fighting such serious situations