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Old December 9, 2012, 06:47 PM   #22
Frank Ettin
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Join Date: November 23, 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
...So my philosophy... shoot to kill...
Bad idea. We shoot to stop, not to kill. Shooting to stop could result in the death of the assailant, and we must accept that. But our goal is not to kill; it is to stop.

If one shoots an attacker, and he stops but is still breathing, finishing him off becomes murder.
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