Point shooting is a practical shooting method where the shooter points a ranged weapon at a target without relying on the use of sights to aim. Emphasis is placed on fast draw and trying to score preemptive hits first. In close quarters combat, where life-threatening situations emerge very quickly, sighted marksmanship techniques become risky, so advocates of point shooting emphasize a less sighting-oriented style that prioritizes the tactical advantages of quick fire superiority and suppression.
US Navy sailor practices reflexive firing during a periodic weapons assessment
Close-quarters combat (CQC) or close-quarters battle (CQB) is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged or melee combat. It can occur between military units, law enforcement and criminal elements, and in other similar situations. CQB is typically defined as a short duration, high intensity conflict characterized by sudden violence at close range.
Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers engaged in close-quarters combat during a joint training exercise with the U.S. Navy, 2007
A team of the Spanish National Police Corps Grupo Especial de Operaciones preparing to enter a building
GSG 9 members abseiling along the side of a building to enter it through a side window
U.S. Marines using an explosive charge to breach a door
