It looks like hitting the perp in the ***** is worth as many points as shooting the gun out of his hand, or hitting him in the kneecap.
(I think this is an extremely bad idea, and wonder if whoever thought it up has ever fired a gun in a real world situation. If I worked for this PD, I'd be sending out resumes.)
The closest I ever came was possibly firing an M-79 at VN fisherman who got too close. Hell, I forgot where the safety was. Luckily my Captain who spoke Vietnamese and cleared up the situation.