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If that's the case, it's still completely dumb. If you shoot someone in self defense with ball ammo it's definitely going to over penetrate and keep going possi
by post_break 5y ago
If that's the case, it's still completely dumb. If you shoot someone in self defense with ball ammo it's definitely going to over penetrate and keep going possibly hitting anyone or anything behind the threat.
And what happens if you are driving from the range and experience a flat tire, have to use the restroom, an emergency where you need to go somewhere else. Bad laws.
- sjg007 5y agoHollow points are more destructive and dangerous to the person who was shot. They cause so much internal damage that the person will not survive a wound that may have been survivable otherwise. They are banned by the Geneva convention.
- post_break 5y agoWhy do police use them then?
- namelessoracle 5y agoBecause they are less likely to also shoot the person behind the person you shot.
- betwixthewires 5y agoI'd like a source on that final sentence if you have it. I get the arguments for and against them, but I generally favor leaving those decisions up to the people involved.