Why ‘shoot them in the leg’ is not an effective strategy

[hermosabeach]

A neighbor said - why don’t cops just shoot people in the arm or leg

she was serious and thought TV marksmanship is a real thing

she also never though about bullets over penetration and hitting other stuff behind the target

So I figured I would share this so you can share with people who no nothing about guns

A letter to the American public: Why ‘shoot them in the leg’ is not an effective strategy

When law enforcement practices become political fodder, both officers and civilians lose

www.police1.com

 

[308pirate]

I just hand them my pistol and tell them "if you think it's so easy, show me".

 

[hermosabeach]

Biden discussed the need for de-escalation training, stating, “instead of anybody coming at you and the first thing you do is shoot to kill, you shoot them in the leg.” Apparently, this is the second time he’s suggested this course of action.

Former VP Joe Biden’s suggestion that cops should “shoot someone in the leg” if they’re coming at them is insulting and demonstrates his incompetence & inability to understand the grave dangers cops face as they protect the public and themselves from violent, heartless criminals. pic.twitter.com/7faAJjCoyZ​

 

[hollowoutadime]

You need new neighbors.

 

[hermosabeach]

I just hand them my pistol and tell them "if you think it's so easy, show me".

That is what I think too

But the lady is pro gun
Her husband has guns

she is not afraid of guns

butshe does not understand why shooting someone in the leg is irresponsible unless that is the center of available mass


if a shooter on a killing spree is now hiding behind a 16” telephone pole and his leg is showing- ok shoot it

it’s shots to available mass
Maximize stopping the threat
Minimize miss and over penetration

 

[hermosabeach]

You need new neighbors.

I’m guessing that you have a lot of solid neighbors whose spouses and kids don’t understand why biden is wrong.

 

[Charger442]

Having known two people die from femoral artery wounds, one gunshot, one a knife, shooting the leg is as fast a death as one bullet center mass is.

 

[hollowoutadime]

This is how I see the bad world. (and my neighbor's when they are over). - yeah, it's under development, more work to go. AR500 plate arriving this week, but this suffices for .22

-on a serious note, a good guy needs to stop the threat - good people shouldn't put themselves in bad situations. Like Kyle proved, fuck around, find out.

 

[Maser]

Apparently some people don't realize there's a major artery in the leg and will cause someone to bleed to death quite quickly if shot. Now tell me again how shooting someone in the leg is not deadly as a CoM shot?

 

[Snuby642]

Shoot them in the third leg.

That way if allowed to survive they can't breed more criminal scum.

 

[redbullitt]

It sounds safer to the uninformed? Let's go with that.

 

[Clearlight]

Who wants to volunteer to run Sniffy Joe through some drills on a pistol range?
I’ll do it if someone can lend me an EOD suit....

 

[Longshot231]

If Biden and his sycophants are okay with a cop shooting an attacker in the leg then they shouldn't be so critical of a woman emptying both barrels of the shotgun that Biden favors into the nuts of a rapist.

 

[308pirate]

But the lady is pro gun
Her husband has guns

she is not afraid of guns

butshe does not understand why shooting someone in the leg is irresponsible unless that is the center of available mass


if a shooter on a killing spree is now hiding behind a 16” telephone pole and his leg is showing- ok shoot it

it’s shots to available mass
Maximize stopping the threat
Minimize miss and over penetration

Simple, get an airsoft pistol and run a Tueller drill on her. Just tell her she has to shoot you in the leg before you get to her and shank her.

 

[chevy_man]

Shoot them in the third leg.

That way if allowed to survive they can't breed more criminal scum.

It is suggested at some classes that an assailant that is high on any number of stimulants may need a pelvic shot to decapacitate them while their body figures out it's dead.

 

[308pirate]

It is suggested at some classes that an assailant that is high on any number of stimulants may need a pelvic shot to decapacitate them while their body figures out it's dead.

One to the dome will do it nicely

 

[Plinker 73]

It sounds safer to the uninformed? Let's go with that.

+1

 

[Stevo86]

Because if i shoot him in the leg... his arms still work and he/she can shoot back at me.