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Originally Posted by RedskinRat
People are always going to have accidents and they will be proportionately harmful in direct correlation to the object being used.
They can also be used as a deterrent and a hobby (i.e. Target shooting).
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Random thought - how realistic would it be to allow whatever kind of guns you want, but only allow the sale of less powerful ammo. Something like a rubber bullet could still have a good deal of stopping power to defend yourself from an intruder or attacker. There's still the potential for a lethal headshot, but in most cases you'd just knock the wind out of someone or hurt them enough to where they would no longer be a threat.
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I was in the military, I can tell you categorically that shooting to injure is not realistic. A bit like not targeting a WR's head when you tackle them, then they curl up as you hit them and you hit them in the head.
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i get what youre saying, but the military is different. in that situation, youre trained to shoot to kill because youre fighting in a war. Police officers generally are trained not to go for the kill shot unless its a life/death situation.
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What if they feel disrespected by your warning and things escalate?
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Then by all means do you what you have to do to protect yourself.