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I'm by no means an expert gun-handler, but the only constant instruction every time I go to a range is "Don't point the gun at anything you are not ok with comp

• grzm 10y ago
  > ideally they must shoot to stop vs shoot to kill Would you clarify what you understand as the practical, effective difference between the two?
• user5994461 10y ago
  Safety on, unless you're actively practising. Keep guns pointed toward the ground or the air when handling, don't point at things and never point at people. Only have your hands on the trigger if you are planning to shoot. (Corollary: if someone has hands on trigger, consider that he's gonna shoot.) P.S. That's what I've seen at European ranges, let's assume they are taking security more seriously than American ones :D
• nylonstrung 10y ago
  They already have non-lethal options available if they intend to stop someone. I feel like this would increase the lethality of situations where non-lethal approaches are warranted rather than decreasing the lethality of other ones. Firearms should not be treated as implements of lethality and nothing but that. Imagine how many police shooting cases we'd see where cop claims he was shooting to wound but 'missed'