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This shocking footage taken from a police firing range shows a policewoman bleeding after getting hit in the face by her own gun.

The female cadet is being taught to use the firearm and is instructed to get on the ground so she can make the shot.

But her tuition falls short and she doesn't take the force of the shot with her arms.

The kickback of the gun slams into her forehead and she is heard saying: "Ouch, I got a hole in my forehead."

The Brazilian officer 's unfortunate lesson has been a viral hit.

(Image: LiveLeak)

It has been seen online more than 100,000 viewers since it was uploaded less than a day ago.

Just last month in the UK, Merseyside Police released footage of a terrifying "killing machine” pistol capable of firing 1,200-shots-a-minute seized from a gun and drug gang.

The Ingram machine pistol was in the hands of “highly dangerous people with no understanding or thought” to the consequences of using it, said.

It was one of six guns which were recovered by the force as part of an operation targeting an armed gang peddling Class A drugs on the streets of the city.