FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridiculous," "embarrassing"

Re:FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridi... by ryanlol on Thursday October 08, 2015 @09:39PM (#10357610)

I know you can't possibly accurately hit someones extremities, never made that claim either.

My post was in response to you making it sound like wounds to the extremities would be equally likely to kill as wounds to the center of mass, which is definitely not true.

And thanks, I've already got a range membership.

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Re:FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridi... by Nadya on Thursday October 08, 2015 @10:35PM (#10357814)

My point is you're far less likely to even hit the hand. Aiming for it would be the worst decision you could make when your life is on the line and depends on you actually hitting and disabling the threat.

My point was you should never shoot to harm, only to kill. That means no hand shots. Period. Regardless of the chances of a fatally wounding shot.

My point - furthermore - was that it isn't a guaranteed "disabling" shot. It's still possible to kill. The thought of "shoot to disable" is a misinformed thought educated on nothing but Hollywood movies and video games.

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