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Hollow 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 m

by sjg007 5y ago

Hollow 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 ago
Why do police use them then?
- namelessoracle 5y ago
  Because they are less likely to also shoot the person behind the person you shot.
betwixthewires 5y ago
I'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.
- sjg007 5y ago
  Why don’t you Google it? Easy to find.
  - portpecos 5y ago
    >It is a common misapprehension that hollow-point ammunition is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions, as the prohibition significantly predates those conventions. There ya go. Easy to find.