In triangular frame retention, which action describes the subject attempting to take the officer's handgun from behind with a one-handed cross-grab?

• A. One-handed cross-grab on the holstered handgun from behind
• B. Push the handgun away with the other hand
• C. Two-handed cross-grab on the holstered handgun from behind
• D. One-handed direct grab on the handgun from in front

Answer: (A)

Triangular frame retention centers on the officer maintaining control of the weapon while a threat behind tries to access the holster. The described action fits this scenario exactly: the attacker reaches across the body with one hand to seize the holstered handgun from behind, which is a one-handed cross-grab from behind. The other options don’t match this behind-the-body, one-handed cross-grab approach—two-handed would imply using both hands, grabbing from the front changes the direction, and pushing the gun away describes a defender’s action, not the attacker’s.