Which description corresponds to outside retention on the officer's long gun?

• A. The subject has made an OUTSIDE grip of the officers long gun in an attempt to take it from the officer.
• B. The subject has made a one-handed direct grab on the holstered handgun from the front.
• C. The subject has a handgun aimed at the officer's chest.
• D. The subject has an inside grip on the long gun.

Answer: (A)

Outside retention is when the attacker tries to take the officer’s long gun by gripping the exterior surface of the weapon, aiming to control it from the outside. That is exactly what the described scenario depicts—the subject has grabbed the outside of the officer’s long gun in an attempt to remove it. Understanding this distinction helps you recognize how threats to a weapon differ: outside retention involves an external grip on the weapon itself, while inside retention would involve control from the body side or interior portions of the weapon. The other options describe different threats or contact points (grabbing a holstered handgun, a handgun aimed at the officer, or an inside grip on the long gun) but not the external grip on the long gun that defines outside retention.