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evan price · December 14, 2006, 06:43 AM

This is a myth. There is NO SUCH THING as shooting someone "to wound". You could shoot someone in the hand. They could die of shock and/or blood loss.
Any shot is a shot to kill. Look up "Assault with a deadly weapon" for more information. That Hollywood B.S. about shooting guns out of hands, shooting in the knee or shoulder, or whatever, is Hollywood B.S. and that's all it is.
Certainly, shots targeted to certain areas of the body tend to result in nonlethal wounds more often. But, anywhere you inject hot lead into a human body has the potential to cause death.

Let's face it. The only reason you (legally) have to shoot someone is in defense, from a danger to your life or serious physical assault (rape, for example) or someone else whom you know to be in danger of life or serious physical assault (such as rape). There is no other (legal) reason to shoot someone. You shoot in that particular set of circumstances (in fear of your life, etc) to end the threat. Only. When the target is no longer a threat you can't shoot them any more. The only way to reliably stop a human threat, even one that is NOT under the influence of mind and physically altering drugs or chemicals, is a shot to the CNS targets, brain stem, spine, etc. Otherwise, even a man in reasonable health shot through the heart will be a threat for several minutes and could do you considerable harm.

If you weren't in sufficient fear for your life to shoot someone to end their status as a threat by rendering them incapable of acting on that threat, then you weren't in a situation that would warrant deadly force. Then you should not have shot them to begin with.

Also we must consider the penetration aspect of what you shot with. The average 9mm will easily sail through an arm or leg with minimal expansion. What's on the back of your target? You are responsible for where your bullets ultimately wind up.

Understand? Try that "Shoot to wound" B.S. and your state prosecutor will have a nice cell reserved for you for the larger part of your life unless, maybe, you have exceptionally skilled defense attorneys and deep pockets to pay them AND you get a sympathetic jury.
Then, the victims will just get the privelage of taking everything you own and throwing you out on the street penniless.

December 14, 2006, 06:43 AM	#3
evan price Junior member Join Date: December 5, 2006 Location: O-H-I-O, where men are men and Jeeps are muddy Posts: 27	This is a myth. There is NO SUCH THING as shooting someone "to wound". You could shoot someone in the hand. They could die of shock and/or blood loss. Any shot is a shot to kill. Look up "Assault with a deadly weapon" for more information. That Hollywood B.S. about shooting guns out of hands, shooting in the knee or shoulder, or whatever, is Hollywood B.S. and that's all it is. Certainly, shots targeted to certain areas of the body tend to result in nonlethal wounds more often. But, anywhere you inject hot lead into a human body has the potential to cause death. Let's face it. The only reason you (legally) have to shoot someone is in defense, from a danger to your life or serious physical assault (rape, for example) or someone else whom you know to be in danger of life or serious physical assault (such as rape). There is no other (legal) reason to shoot someone. You shoot in that particular set of circumstances (in fear of your life, etc) to end the threat. Only. When the target is no longer a threat you can't shoot them any more. The only way to reliably stop a human threat, even one that is NOT under the influence of mind and physically altering drugs or chemicals, is a shot to the CNS targets, brain stem, spine, etc. Otherwise, even a man in reasonable health shot through the heart will be a threat for several minutes and could do you considerable harm. If you weren't in sufficient fear for your life to shoot someone to end their status as a threat by rendering them incapable of acting on that threat, then you weren't in a situation that would warrant deadly force. Then you should not have shot them to begin with. Also we must consider the penetration aspect of what you shot with. The average 9mm will easily sail through an arm or leg with minimal expansion. What's on the back of your target? You are responsible for where your bullets ultimately wind up. Understand? Try that "Shoot to wound" B.S. and your state prosecutor will have a nice cell reserved for you for the larger part of your life unless, maybe, you have exceptionally skilled defense attorneys and deep pockets to pay them AND you get a sympathetic jury. Then, the victims will just get the privelage of taking everything you own and throwing you out on the street penniless.