I'm not saying that guns are strictly non lethal tools, but there are different uses besides killing people. Good point. You can kill animals for food, and I

I'm not saying that guns are strictly non lethal tools, but there are different uses besides killing people. Good point. You can kill animals for food, and I myself have enjoyed punching holes in paper. But this ... You could shoot the tires of a fleeing car, or you could stop a person by shooting into his leg. No, no, no. Shooting at a moving target is real hard. Shooting at a tire is stupid - the bullet is going to hit the rim, and be flung into who knows what direction. You're not getting this: if you shoot a bullet into a person, anywhere, you run the risk of killing him, or at the least crippling him for life. A shoot into the knee is a life-changing crippling event. Tear into the femoral artery and your target is going to be dead in just a few minutes. a civilian probably wont be able to pull this off successfully in stressful situations I think you are imagining the cops have a lot more juju with firearms than they do. To attain the kind of skill you are a talking about - reliably hitting a guy in the legs - takes way more range time than is going to be practical.